Mark 3:20–35

²⁰and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. ²¹And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, “He is beside himself.” ²²And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Be-elzebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” ²³And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. ²⁷But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house.

²⁸“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; ²⁹but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— ³⁰for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

³¹And his mother and his brethren came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him. ³²And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brethren are outside, asking for you.” ³³And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brethren?” ³⁴And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren! ³⁵Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”