so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends
heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said:

"He is beside himself."

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said:

"He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out
devils."

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables:

"How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against
itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against
itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself,
and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter
into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first
bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say
unto you. All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and
blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: but he that shall
blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in
danger of eternal damnation."

Because they said, "He hath an unclean spirit."

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without,
sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they
said unto him:

"Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee."