Mark 3:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

New Living Translation
When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.

English Standard Version
And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”

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

New American Standard Bible
And when His own people heard about this, they came out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

NASB 1995
When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."

NASB 1977
And when His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

Amplified Bible
When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”

Christian Standard Bible
When his family heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his mind.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, "He's out of His mind."

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was crazy and went to get him under control.

Good News Translation
When his family heard about it, they set out to take charge of him, because people were saying, "He's gone mad!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When his family heard about it, they went to get him. They said, "He's out of his mind!"

International Standard Version
When his family heard about it, they went to restrain him, because they kept saying, "He's out of his mind!"

NET Bible
When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

New King James Version
But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”

King James 2000 Bible
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

New Heart English Bible
And when his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."

World English Bible
When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."

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

A Faithful Version
And after hearing of it, those who were contrary to Him went to restrain Him; for they said, "He is out of His mind!"

Darby Bible Translation
And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when his kinsfolkes heard of it, they went out to laie hold on him: for they sayde that he was beside himselfe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when they that belonged vnto hym, hearde of it, they went out to laye handes vpon hym: For they sayde, he is madde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And when they that were aboute him herde of it, they wente out to holde him. For they sayde: he taketh to moch vpon him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And when they that longed vnto him hearde of it they went out to holde him. For they thought he had bene beside him selfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and those alongside Him having heard, went forth to lay hold on Him, for they said that He was beside Himself,

Berean Literal Bible
And those belonging to Him having heard, went out to seize Him; for they were saying, "He is out of His mind."

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And they with him, having heard, came forth to take hold of him: for they said, That he is affected in mind.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And those close beside Him having heard of it went out to lay hold of Him; for they said, He is out of His mind.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when his own had heard of it, they went out to take hold of him. For they said: “Because he has gone mad.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And his relatives heard and they went out to take hold of him, for they were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.”

Lamsa Bible
And his relatives heard it, and went out to arrest him, for they said, He has lost his mind.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And when his relatives heard of it, they came out to take him; for they said: He is beside himself.

Godbey New Testament
And those along with Him hearing came out to arrest Him: for they continued to say, He is beside Himself.

Haweis New Testament
And when his relations heard it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, He is transported beyond all bounds.

Mace New Testament
when his relations heard of this, they went to his relief, for it was said, he fainted away.

Weymouth New Testament
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Worrell New Testament
And, hearing of it, His kinsmen went out to lay hold on Him; for they said, "He became insane!"

Worsley New Testament
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on Him; for they said He spends Himself too much.
















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