Mark 3:21

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

John 10:20

Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?”

Acts 26:24

While Paul was making this defense, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great education is turning you toward madness.”

Mark 3:31

Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called for Him.

2 Corinthians 5:13

If we are out of our mind [just unstable fanatics as some critics say], it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for your benefit.

2 Kings 9:11

When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know [very well] the man and his talk.”

Jeremiah 29:26

“The Lord has made you [Zephaniah] priest instead of Jehoiada the [deputy] priest, to be the overseer in the house of the Lord over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,

Hosea 9:7


The days of punishment have come;
The days of retribution are at hand;
Let Israel know this!
The prophet is [considered] a fool;
The man [of God] who is inspired is [treated as if] demented,
Because of the abundance of your wickedness and guilt,
And because your deep antagonism [toward God and the prophets] is so great.

John 7:3-10

So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Friends

Mark 3:31
Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called for Him.
John 7:3
So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.

He is

2 Kings 9:11
When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know [very well] the man and his talk.”
Jeremiah 29:26
“The Lord has made you [Zephaniah] priest instead of Jehoiada the [deputy] priest, to be the overseer in the house of the Lord over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,
Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come;
The days of retribution are at hand;
Let Israel know this!
The prophet is [considered] a fool;
The man [of God] who is inspired is [treated as if] demented,
Because of the abundance of your wickedness and guilt,
And because your deep antagonism [toward God and the prophets] is so great.
John 10:20
Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?”
Acts 26:24
While Paul was making this defense, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great education is turning you toward madness.”
2 Corinthians 5:13
If we are out of our mind [just unstable fanatics as some critics say], it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for your benefit.

General references

Ezekiel 3:25
As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them.
Mark 6:36
send the crowds away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
Luke 8:19
Then Jesus’ mother and His brothers came up toward Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd.
John 7:5
For not even His brothers believed in Him.