003:013 Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him. 003:014 He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message, 003:015 with authority to expel the demons. 003:016 These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter), 003:017 James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is 'Sons of Thunder'), 003:018 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean, 003:019 and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him. 003:020 And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal. 003:021 Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind." 003:022 The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons." 003:023 So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan? 003:024 For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last; 003:025 and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue. 003:026 So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end. 003:027 Nay, no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. 003:028 In solemn truth I tell you that all their sins may be pardoned to the sons of men, and all their blasphemies, however they may have blasphemed; 003:029 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, he remains for ever unabsolved: he is guilty of a sin of the Ages." 003:030 This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit." 003:031 By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him. 003:032 Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you." 003:033 "Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied. 003:034 And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said, 003:035 "Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother-- my sister--and my mother."