Mark 3:16-35 ▼

16 And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,

17 Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, & Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)

18 And Andrew, and Philippe, & Bartlemew, and Matthewe, and Thomas, and Iames, the sonne of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,

19 And Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him, and they came home.

20 And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

21 And when his kinsfolkes heard of it, they went out to laie hold on him: for they sayde that he was beside himselfe.

22 And the Scribes which came downe fro Hierusalem, saide, He hath Beelzebub, & through the prince of the deuils he casteth out deuils.

23 But he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, How can Satan driue out Sata?

24 For if a kingdome bee deuided against it selfe, that kingdome can not stand.

25 Or if a house bee deuided against it selfe, that house can not continue.

26 So if Satan make insurrection against himselfe, and be deuided, hee can not endure but is at an ende.

27 No man can enter into a strong mans house, and take away his goods, except hee first binde that strong man, and then spoyle his house.

28 Verely I say vnto you, all sinnes shalbe forgiuen vnto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme:

29 But hee that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall neuer haue forgiuenesse, but is culpable of eternall damnation.

30 Because they saide, Hee had an vncleane spirit.

31 Then came his brethren and mother, and stoode without, and sent vnto him, and called him.

32 And the people sate about him, and they said vnto him, Beholde, thy mother, and thy brethren seeke for thee without.

33 But hee answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brethren?

34 And hee looked rounde about on them, which sate in compasse about him, and saide, Beholde my mother and my brethren.

35 For whosoeuer doeth the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.