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Berean Standard Bible

“When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.””

Mark 3:21

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Jesus has appointed the twelve and come home, and such a crowd gathers that he and his disciples cannot even eat. Mark then reports a reaction from his own family.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

World English Bible (WEB)

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como lo oyeron los suyos, vinieron para prenderle: porque decían: Está fuera de sí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los familiares de Jesús, al enterarse de lo que estaba pasando, salieron a buscarlo porque creían que se había vuelto loco.

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