26. So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.
27. How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.
28. I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are.
29. But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you for ever.
30. Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.
31. Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them.
32. The crowd that was sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you.”
33. Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
34. Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.
35. Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”