Opposition From Family And Friends From The Past (3:19-21).
This rather enigmatic passage prepares the way for and explains the ‘rejection' by Jesus of His mother and brothers in Mark 3:31-35. Knowing Him too well (compare Mark 6:3) they were upset at what they saw as His unusual behaviour. They felt that He was getting above Himself and becoming a little unbalanced, and decided that for His own good they would have to interfere. They may well have been ‘got at' by the local Pharisees who may well have warned them of the inevitable consequences of what Jesus was doing.