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He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,

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with authority to expel the demons.

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These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter),

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James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is `Sons of Thunder'),

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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean,

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and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.

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And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.

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Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

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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."

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So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan?

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For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;

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and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.

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So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.

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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.

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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;

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By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.

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Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

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"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.

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And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said,

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"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."

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Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and a vast multitude of people came together to listen to Him. He therefore went on board the boat and sat there, a little way from the land; and all the people were on the shore close to the water.

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Then He proceeded to teach them many lessons in figurative language; and in His teaching He said,

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As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

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Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

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but when the sun is risen, it is scorched, and through having no root it withers away.

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