Mark 3:16-35 ▼

16 even Simon, whom He surnamed Peter,

17 and James the Son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is to say, Sons of thunder,) and Andrew,

18 and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

19 and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, even him who betrayed Him.

20 And they went into a house, and the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat.

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on Him; for they said He spends Himself too much.

22 And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He is in league with Beelzebub, and casts out demons by the help of the prince of demons.

23 So He called them to Him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand:

25 and if a family be divided against itself, that family cannot stand: and if Satan oppose himself and be divided,

26 he cannot stand, but his kingdom is at an end.

27 No one can enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods; unless he first bind the strong man, and then he may pillage his house.

28 Verily I tell you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith they may blaspheme:

29 but whosoever blasphemeth against the holy Ghost never hath forgiveness, but is liable to eternal damnation:

30 for they said, He hath an impure spirit.

31 So his brethren and his mother came, and standing without sent to Him to call Him to them:

32 and there was a multitude sitting about Him, and they said to Him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are without inquiring for thee.

33 And He answered them, and said, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

34 And looking round on those that sat about Him, He said, Behold my mother, and my brethren:

35 for whosoever doth the will of God, he is to me as my brother, my sister, and mother.