3:21 When
his family heard this they
went out to
restrain him,
for they
said, “He is
out of his mind.”
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!”
23 So he
called them and
spoke to
them in parables: “
How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a
kingdom is
divided against itself,
that kingdom will
not be
able to
stand.
25 If a
house is
divided against itself,
that house will
not be
able to
stand.
26 And if Satan rises against himself and is
divided, he is
not able to
stand and his
end has come.
27 But no one is
able to
enter a
strong man’s house and
steal his property unless he
first ties up the
strong man.
Then he can
thoroughly plunder his house.
28 I
tell you the
truth,
people will be
forgiven for
all sins,
even all the
blasphemies they
utter.
29 But whoever blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit will
never be forgiven,
but is guilty of an
eternal sin”
30 (
because they
said, “He
has an
unclean spirit”
).
31 Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.” 33 He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
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