Mark 3:21
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.”
λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
παρά
belonging to
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παρά
From, beside, by the side of. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Total dependence on Jesus is not weakness. It is the only path to fruitfulness.
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κρατέω
to seize
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κρατέω
To hold fast, to keep a grip on. Hold fast to what is good. In a world of shifting values grip tightly to what God says is true and right.
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ἐξίστημι
He is crazy.
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ἐξίστημι
to put (stand) out of wits, i.e. astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane
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ἐξέρχομαι
went out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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