Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 3:20

"And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread." — Mark 3:20 (ASV)

Jesus was again being pressed by the crowds, demanding his undivided attention. When Jesus’ family heard that he was so engrossed by his work that he failed even to care for his physical needs, they decided to go to him and “take charge of him,” fearing that overwork had affected him mentally. They were planning to take him back to Nazareth.

Jesus’ family was located in Nazareth, while Jesus himself was probably in Capernaum. To allow time for travel, Mark fills in the gap with the Beelzebub controversy.