²⁰Jesus entered a house. Again a crowd gathered. It was so large that Jesus and his disciples were not even able to eat. ²¹His family heard about this. So they went to take charge of him. They said, “He is out of his mind.”

²²Some teachers of the law were there. They had come down from Jerusalem. They said, “He is controlled by Beelzebub! He is driving out demons by the power of the prince of demons.”

²³So Jesus called them over and spoke to them by using stories. He said, “How can Satan drive out Satan? ²⁴If a kingdom fights against itself, it can’t stand. ²⁵If a family is divided, it can’t stand. ²⁶And if Satan fights against himself, and his helpers are divided, he can’t stand. That is the end of him. ²⁷In fact, none of you can enter a strong man’s house and just take what the man owns. You must first tie him up. Then you can rob his house.

²⁸“What I’m about to tell you is true. Everyone’s sins and evil words against God will be forgiven. ²⁹But anyone who speaks evil things against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. His guilt will last forever.”

³⁰Jesus said this because the teachers of the law were saying, “He has an evil spirit.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

³¹Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to get him. ³²A crowd was sitting around Jesus. They told him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside. They are looking for you.”

³³“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” he asked.

³⁴Then Jesus looked at the people sitting in a circle around him. He said, “Here is my mother! Here are my brothers! ³⁵Anyone who does what God wants is my brother or sister or mother.”

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