Mark 3:20-35

Scripture Reading Sunday, June 7, 2015 Delores Lester

Our Gospel Lesson comes from Mark 3:20-35

and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.

21 When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people

were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” 22 And the scribes who

came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of

the demons he casts out demons.” 23 And he called them to him, and

spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a

kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a

house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot

stand, but his end has come. 27But no one can enter a strong man’s

house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man;

then indeed the house can be plundered.

28 “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever

blasphemies they utter; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy

Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

30 for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

31 Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they

sent to him and called him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him; and they

said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside,

asking for you.” 33 And he replied, “Who are my mother and my

brothers?” 34 And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here

are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does the will of God is my

brother and sister and mother.”

THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD!