21 And when his neighbors heard him, they went to take him, for they said that he had lost his temper.

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said that he had Beelzebub in him, and that he cast out demons by the power of the prince of demons.

23 And having called them, he said to them in parables, 'How can Satan cast out Satan?'

24 If the kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand;

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand;

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come.

27 No one who enters into the house of a strong man can plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins and blasphemies shall be forgiven the sons of men, no matter how they blaspheme;

29 but whosoever blasphemeth the Holy Ghost shall never be forgiven, but shall be liable to everlasting condemnation.

30 This he said, because they said, 'In him is an unclean spirit.'

31 And his mother and his brethren came, and standing outside the house, they sent to him to call him.

32 And the people sat around him. And they said unto him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brethren, and thy sisters, outside the house, are asking thee.

33 And he answered them, 'Who are my mother and my brethren?'

34 And when he had looked upon them that sat round about him, he said, 'Behold my mother and my brethren;

35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Chapter 4

1 And again he began to teach by the sea; and a great multitude gathered to him, so that he went into the boat and sat on the sea, and all the people were on the land by the sea.

2 And he taught them many parables, and in his teaching he said to them,

3 Hear: Behold, a sower went out to sow;

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, that another thing fell by the wayside, and the birds flew in, and pecked at it.

5 And some fell on a stony place, where there was little earth, and came up quickly, because the earth was not deep;