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Mark 3:20-35

A House Divided

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A House Divided

Mark 3:20-35

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This song belongs to the Mark collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book
Mark
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Mark
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Electronic
[Intro - the crowded house] The multitude came together again, So that they could not so much as eat bread. His friends went out to lay hold on him; The scribes came down and named Beelzebub. [Refrain - three questions] How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom be divided, how shall it stand? If a house be divided against itself, That house cannot stand. [Verse 2 - the strong man's house] No man can enter a strong man's house And spoil his goods, except he bind him first. Then he will spoil the house; The strong one must first be bound. [Bridge - the unpardonable word] All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, And blasphemies wherewith soever they blaspheme. But he that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost Is in danger of eternal damnation. [Outro - those outside] Thy mother and thy brethren seek for thee. He looked round on those who sat about him: Whosoever shall do the will of God, The same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

About the passage

Mark 3: Hands restored and lines drawn

By Mark 3, disagreement has sharpened into a plan to kill. A healed hand stands next to a conspiracy, while growing crowds press so hard that Jesus needs a boat kept ready. He appoints twelve first to be with him and then to be sent with authority, but closeness does not guarantee understanding or loyalty. Concern from his own people and accusation from Jerusalem converge around a crowded house. Jesus answers the claim that he works by Satan with the image of a strong man's house being emptied, then ties the warning about blasphemy directly to the charge that his liberating work comes from an unclean spirit. The chapter ends with family language redrawn around doing God's will. Mark keeps physical nearness, accurate recognition, appointed status, and genuine belonging from collapsing into the same category.

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