Mark 3:21

“And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.”

"And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself." - Mark 3:21
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What does Mark 3:21 mean?

The Bible verse Mark 3:21 in the King James Version reads, "And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself." This verse is part of a larger passage in the Gospel of Mark that conveys the growing opposition and…

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The Madness of Divine Purpose

The passage from Mark 3:21 states, "And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself." This verse captures a poignant moment in the ministry of Jesus, where the intensity of His calling and the gravity of His claims stirred…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Clarity in Trials

Heavenly Father, As we come before Your throne today, we are reminded of the profound truth found in Your Word. In Mark 3:21, it was recorded that when Your Son, Jesus, was enduring the pressures of His ministry, His friends and relatives sought to reach Him, saying, “He is…

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Mark 3:21 - "And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself."
Mark 8:21 - "And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?"
Job 21:5 - "Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth."
Mark 1:21 - "And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught."
Mark 2:21-22 - "Mark 2:21-22 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins."
Mark 3:3 - "And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth."
Mark 3:31-34
Mark 7:21 - "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,"
Mark 12:21 - "And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise."
Mark 3:16 - "And Simon he surnamed Peter;"
Mark 13:21 - "And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:"
Mark 4:21 - "¶ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?"
Mark 4:3 - "Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:"
Mark 3:30 - "Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."
Mark 9:21 - "And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child."
Mark 3:15 - "And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:"
Mark 15:21 - "And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross."
Mark 3:24 - "And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand."
Mark 3:25 - "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand."
Mark 11:21 - "And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away."
Mark 3:19 - "And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house."
Mark 3:12 - "And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known."
Mark 12:3 - "And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty."
Mark 6:21 - "And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;"
Mark 3:33 - "And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?"
Lamentations 3:12 - "He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow."
Mark 3:1 - "And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand."
Mark 15:3 - "And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing."
Revelation 21:3