This is hotly debated.
Hebrew and Greek don't have a 1:1 translation for "cousin."
Further taking it into English only muddles the intent further.
Read the 1599 Geneva version (predates King James):
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+3%3A31-35&version=GNV
Look at footnote [a]:
Mark 3:31 a. Under this name Brother, the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and kindred.
Simple comparison:
Do Cousins, Brethren and Brothers mean the same thing?
Here are how they are written in Hebrew and Greek:
brothers | אחים | αδερφια
brethren | אַחִים לְדָת | αδελφοί
cousins | בני דודים | ξαδερφος ξαδερφη
You see how the translations crossed?
Look at it in context. Jesus had just left the Synagogue after the Pharisees went off to gather council and to discuss seizing him for healing the sick on Sabbath.
From then, he was not among his "kinsfolk" because his fellow Jews had come to arrest him.
21 [p]And when his [q]kinsfolks heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said that he was beside himself.
He further chided them, by slyly comparing the Pharisees with Satan, by correctly addressing their hypocrisy:
22 ¶ And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the devils he casteth out devils. 23 But he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue. 26 So if [r]Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot endure, but is at an end.
He was pointing out that Satan does not confront that which is Satan's, for it affords him no benefit. So, if Jesus was casting out demons, he was not of Satan's interests.
But, read between the lines! It further implies that the Pharisees coming to accost Jesus must not be aligned with Jesus, correct? If not for God and Jesus in casting out demons, then to whom do the Pharisees belong?
Jesus cleverly sought out and sat among a crowd of gentiles, knowing the Pharisees would come to collect him and dupe his own Jewish Brethren, even his mother, into baiting him out. They were honestly fooled, and bore no sin, because Jesus saw through the plot:
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and take away his goods, except he first bind that strong man, and then spoil his house. 28 ¶ [s]Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme: 29 But he that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but is culpable of eternal damnation.
He rebuked them, chewed them out for their schemes in tricking his "own kind" to isolate him from the crowds, and then proceeded to swear himself to no single tribe, but to any and all who would do God's will -- those being the ones calmly listening to the Word and not plotting and scheming while the Real Event, which is Jesus' Healing and Teachings, goes on "in the background."
Like Martha, toiling in the kitchen while her sister Mary(not Mother Mary) sat at Jesus' feet listening to him speak, they were so concerned about custom, tradition, rules, chores, and what we now call equity that they missed the fact that PEOPLE WERE BEING HEALED MIRACULOUSLY!
Not only that, but that the demons being cast out called the one doing the exorcisms the Son of Man:
10 For he had healed many, insomuch that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had [j]plagues. 11 And when the [k]unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he sharply rebuked them, to the end they should not utter him.
He remained humble, and hastened to silence the demons before they revealed him to the World before the proper time. Even to the moment of his death, he asked Simon Peter and the other Apostles to keep hush-hush about him being the Messiah.
My point is, look at the full context and you'll see why he said what he did in that way. He was denouncing anyone who would plot and scheme to steal the House of the Master while praising all those who just wanted to sit and listen to the nice man's words as he healed the sick.
This is hotly debated.
Hebrew and Greek don't have a 1:1 translation for "cousin."
Further taking it into English only muddles the intent further.
Read the 1599 Geneva version (predates King James):
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+3%3A31-35&version=GNV
Look at footnote [a]:
Mark 3:31 a. Under this name Brother, the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and kindred.
Simple comparison:
Do Cousin, Brethren and Brothers mean the same thing?
Here are how they are written in Hebrew and Greek:
brothers | אחים | αδερφια
brethren | אַחִים לְדָת | αδελφοί
cousin | בת דודה | ξαδερφος ξαδερφη
You see how the translations crossed?
Look at it in context. Jesus had just left the Synagogue after the Pharisees went off to gather council and to discuss seizing him for healing the sick on Sabbath.
From then, he was not among his "kinsfolk" because his fellow Jews had come to arrest him.
21 [p]And when his [q]kinsfolks heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said that he was beside himself.
He further chided them, by slyly comparing the Pharisees with Satan, by correctly addressing their hypocrisy:
22 ¶ And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the devils he casteth out devils. 23 But he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue. 26 So if [r]Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot endure, but is at an end.
He was pointing out that Satan does not confront that which is Satan's, for it affords him no benefit. So, if Jesus was casting out demons, he was not of Satan's interests.
But, read between the lines! It further implies that the Pharisees coming to accost Jesus must not be aligned with Jesus, correct? If not for God and Jesus in casting out demons, then to whom do the Pharisees belong?
Jesus cleverly sought out and sat among a crowd of gentiles, knowing the Pharisees would come to collect him and dupe his own Jewish Brethren, even his mother, into baiting him out. They were honestly fooled, and bore no sin, because Jesus saw through the plot:
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and take away his goods, except he first bind that strong man, and then spoil his house. 28 ¶ [s]Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme: 29 But he that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but is culpable of eternal damnation.
He rebuked them, chewed them out for their schemes in tricking his "own kind" to isolate him from the crowds, and then proceeded to swear himself to no single tribe, but to any and all who would do God's will -- those being the ones calmly listening to the Word and not plotting and scheming while the Real Event, which is Jesus' Healing and Teachings, goes on "in the background."
Like Martha, toiling in the kitchen while her sister Mary(not Mother Mary) sat at Jesus' feet listening to him speak, they were so concerned about custom, tradition, rules, chores, and what we now call equity that they missed the fact that PEOPLE WERE BEING HEALED MIRACULOUSLY!
Not only that, but that the demons being cast out called the one doing the exorcisms the Son of Man:
10 For he had healed many, insomuch that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had [j]plagues. 11 And when the [k]unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he sharply rebuked them, to the end they should not utter him.
He remained humble, and hastened to silence the demons before they revealed him to the World before the proper time. Even to the moment of his death, he asked Simon Peter and the other Apostles to keep hush-hush about him being the Messiah.
My point is, look at the full context and you'll see why he said what he did in that way. He was denouncing anyone who would plot and scheme to steal the House of the Master while praising all those who just wanted to sit and listen to the nice man's words as he healed the sick.
This is hotly debated.
Hebrew and Greek don't have a 1:1 translation for "cousin."
Further taking it into English only muddles the intent further.
Read the 1599 Geneva version (predates King James):
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+3%3A31-35&version=GNV
Look at footnote [a]:
Mark 3:31 a. Under this name Brother, the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and kindred.
Simple comparison:
Do Cousin, Brethren and Brothers mean the same thing?
Here are how they are written in Hebrew and Greek:
brother | אָח | αδελφός
brethren | אַחִים לְדָת | αδελφοί
cousin | בת דודה | ξαδερφος ξαδερφη
You see how the translations crossed?
Look at it in context. Jesus had just left the Synagogue after the Pharisees went off to gather council and to discuss seizing him for healing the sick on Sabbath.
From then, he was not among his "kinsfolk" because his fellow Jews had come to arrest him.
21 [p]And when his [q]kinsfolks heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said that he was beside himself.
He further chided them, by slyly comparing the Pharisees with Satan, by correctly addressing their hypocrisy:
22 ¶ And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the devils he casteth out devils. 23 But he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue. 26 So if [r]Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot endure, but is at an end.
He was pointing out that Satan does not confront that which is Satan's, for it affords him no benefit. So, if Jesus was casting out demons, he was not of Satan's interests.
But, read between the lines! It further implies that the Pharisees coming to accost Jesus must not be aligned with Jesus, correct? If not for God and Jesus in casting out demons, then to whom do the Pharisees belong?
Jesus cleverly sought out and sat among a crowd of gentiles, knowing the Pharisees would come to collect him and dupe his own Jewish Brethren, even his mother, into baiting him out. They were honestly fooled, and bore no sin, because Jesus saw through the plot:
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and take away his goods, except he first bind that strong man, and then spoil his house. 28 ¶ [s]Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme: 29 But he that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but is culpable of eternal damnation.
He rebuked them, chewed them out for their schemes in tricking his "own kind" to isolate him from the crowds, and then proceeded to swear himself to no single tribe, but to any and all who would do God's will -- those being the ones calmly listening to the Word and not plotting and scheming while the Real Event, which is Jesus' Healing and Teachings, goes on "in the background."
Like Martha, toiling in the kitchen while her sister Mary(not Mother Mary) sat at Jesus' feet listening to him speak, they were so concerned about custom, tradition, rules, chores, and what we now call equity that they missed the fact that PEOPLE WERE BEING HEALED MIRACULOUSLY!
Not only that, but that the demons being cast out called the one doing the exorcisms the Son of Man:
10 For he had healed many, insomuch that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had [j]plagues. 11 And when the [k]unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he sharply rebuked them, to the end they should not utter him.
He remained humble, and hastened to silence the demons before they revealed him to the World before the proper time. Even to the moment of his death, he asked Simon Peter and the other Apostles to keep hush-hush about him being the Messiah.
My point is, look at the full context and you'll see why he said what he did in that way. He was denouncing anyone who would plot and scheme to steal the House of the Master while praising all those who just wanted to sit and listen to the nice man's words as he healed the sick.
This is hotly debated.
Hebrew and Greek don't have a 1:1 translation for "cousin."
Further taking it into English only muddles the intent further.
Read the 1599 Geneva version (predates King James):
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+3%3A31-35&version=GNV
Look at footnote [a]:
Mark 3:31 a. Under this name Brother, the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and kindred.
Simple comparison:
Do Cousin, Brethren and Brothers mean the same thing?
Here are how they are written in Hebrew and Greek:
brother | אָח | αδελφός
brethren | אַחִים לְדָת | αδελφοί
cousin | בת דודה | ξαδερφος ξαδερφη
You see how the translations crossed?
Look at it in context. Jesus had just left the Synagogue after the Pharisees went off to gather council and to discuss seizing him for healing the sick on Sabbath.
From then, he was not among his "kinsfolk" because his fellow Jews had come to arrest him.
21 [p]And when his [q]kinsfolks heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said that he was beside himself.
He further chided them, by slyly comparing the Pharisees with Satan, by correctly addressing their hypocrisy:
22 ¶ And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the devils he casteth out devils. 23 But he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue. 26 So if [r]Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot endure, but is at an end.
He was pointing out that Satan does not confront that which is Satan's, for it affords him no benefit. So, if Jesus was casting out demons, he was not of Satan's interests.
But, read between the lines! It further implies that the Pharisees coming to accost Jesus must not be aligned with Jesus, correct? If not for God and Jesus in casting out demons, then to whom do the Pharisees belong?
Jesus cleverly sought out and sat among a crowd of gentiles, knowing the Pharisees would come to collect him and dupe his own Jewish Brethren, even his mother, into baiting him out. They were honestly fooled, and bore no sin, because Jesus saw through the plot:
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and take away his goods, except he first bind that strong man, and then spoil his house. 28 ¶ [s]Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme: 29 But he that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but is culpable of eternal damnation.
He rebuked them, chewed them out for their schemes in tricking his "own kind" to isolate him from the crowds, and then proceeded to swear himself to no single tribe, but to any and all who would do God's will -- those being the ones calmly listening to the Word and not plotting and scheming while the Real Event, which is Jesus' Healing and Teachings, goes on "in the background."
Like Martha, toiling in the kitchen while her sister Mary(not Mother Mary) sat at Jesus' feet listening to him speak, they were so concerned about custom, tradition, rules, chores, and what we now call equity that they missed the fact that PEOPLE WERE BEING HEALED MIRACULOUSLY!
Not only that, but that the demons being cast out called the one doing the exorcisms the Son of Man:
10 For he had healed many, insomuch that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had [j]plagues. 11 And when the [k]unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he sharply rebuked them, to the end they should not utter him.
He remained humble, and hastened to silence the demons before they revealed him to the World before the proper time. Even to the moment of his death, he asked Simon Peter and the other Apostles to keep hush-hush about him being the Messiah.
My point is, look at the full context and you'll see why he said what he did in that way. He was denouncing anyone who would plot and scheme to steal the House of the Master while praising all those who just wanted to sit and listen to the nice man's words as he healed the sick.
This is hotly debated.
Hebrew and Greek don't have a 1:1 translation for "cousin."
Further taking it into English only muddles the intent further.
Read the 1599 Geneva version (predates King James):
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+3%3A31-35&version=GNV
Look at footnote [a]:
Mark 3:31 a. Under this name Brother, the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and kindred.
Simple comparison:
Do Cousin, Brethren and Brothers mean the same thing?
Here are how they are written in Hebrew and Greek:
brother | אָח | αδελφός
brethren | אַחִים לְדָת | αδελφοί
cousin | בת דודה | ξαδερφος ξαδερφη
Look at it in context. Jesus had just left the Synagogue after the Pharisees went off to gather council and to discuss seizing him for healing the sick on Sabbath.
From then, he was not among his "kinsfolk" because his fellow Jews had come to arrest him.
21 [p]And when his [q]kinsfolks heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said that he was beside himself.
He further chided them, by slyly comparing the Pharisees with Satan, by correctly addressing their hypocrisy:
22 ¶ And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the devils he casteth out devils. 23 But he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue. 26 So if [r]Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot endure, but is at an end.
He was pointing out that Satan does not confront that which is Satan's, for it affords him no benefit. So, if Jesus was casting out demons, he was not of Satan's interests.
But, read between the lines! It further implies that the Pharisees coming to accost Jesus must not be aligned with Jesus, correct? If not for God and Jesus in casting out demons, then to whom do the Pharisees belong?
Jesus cleverly sought out and sat among a crowd of gentiles, knowing the Pharisees would come to collect him and dupe his own Jewish Brethren, even his mother, into baiting him out. They were honestly fooled, and bore no sin, because Jesus saw through the plot:
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and take away his goods, except he first bind that strong man, and then spoil his house. 28 ¶ [s]Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme: 29 But he that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but is culpable of eternal damnation.
He rebuked them, chewed them out for their schemes in tricking his "own kind" to isolate him from the crowds, and then proceeded to swear himself to no single tribe, but to any and all who would do God's will -- those being the ones calmly listening to the Word and not plotting and scheming while the Real Event, which is Jesus' Healing and Teachings, goes on "in the background."
Like Martha, toiling in the kitchen while her sister Mary(not Mother Mary) sat at Jesus' feet listening to him speak, they were so concerned about custom, tradition, rules, chores, and what we now call equity that they missed the fact that PEOPLE WERE BEING HEALED MIRACULOUSLY!
Not only that, but that the demons being cast out called the one doing the exorcisms the Son of Man:
10 For he had healed many, insomuch that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had [j]plagues. 11 And when the [k]unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he sharply rebuked them, to the end they should not utter him.
He remained humble, and hastened to silence the demons before they revealed him to the World before the proper time. Even to the moment of his death, he asked Simon Peter and the other Apostles to keep hush-hush about him being the Messiah.
My point is, look at the full context and you'll see why he said what he did in that way. He was denouncing anyone who would plot and scheme to steal the House of the Master while praising all those who just wanted to sit and listen to the nice man's words as he healed the sick.