Text -- Mark 3:22 (NET)

3:22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mar 3:22

¹ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

³ tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.”

sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

⁴ tn Or “prince.”