Mark 3:20–35

²⁰And He came ^1ahome, and the ^bcrowd gathered again, ^cto such an extent that they could not even eat ²a meal.

²¹When ^aHis own ¹people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “^bHe has lost His senses.”

²²The scribes who came down ^afrom Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by ^1bBeelzebul,” and “^cHe casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

^23aAnd He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in ^bparables, “How can ^cSatan cast out Satan?

²⁴“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

²⁵“If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

²⁶“If ^aSatan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but ¹he is finished!

²⁷“^aBut no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

²⁸“^aTruly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

²⁹but ^awhoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

³⁰because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

^31aThen His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.

³²A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

³³Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

³⁴Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “^aBehold My mother and My brothers!

³⁵“For whoever ^adoes the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”