19\u00a0<\/sup>Now Jesus\u2019 mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.<\/span>\u00a020\u00a0<\/sup>Someone told him, \u201cYour mother and brothers\u00a0are standing outside, wanting to see you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 21\u00a0<\/sup>He replied,\u00a0\u201cMy mother and brothers are those who hear God\u2019s word and put it into practice.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This short snippet is a much larger scene in Mark’s gospel. The passage in Matthew 12 is virtually identical to the one in Luke. However, in Mark 3, Jesus is not only confronted by His family but also by the Pharisees. It’s a difficult passage to read because it contains the “unforgivable sin<\/a>” passage. For the purpose of understanding this passage in Luke we must visit Mark’s telling of the story.<\/p>\n 20\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered,\u00a0so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.<\/span>\u00a021\u00a0<\/sup>When his family\u00a0heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, \u201cHe is out of his mind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 22\u00a0<\/sup>And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem\u00a0said, \u201cHe is possessed by Beelzebul!\u00a0By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 23\u00a0<\/sup>So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:\u00a0\u201cHow can Satan\u00a0drive out Satan?<\/span><\/span>\u00a024\u00a0<\/sup>If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.<\/span><\/span>\u00a025\u00a0<\/sup>If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.<\/span><\/span>\u00a026\u00a0<\/sup>And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.<\/span><\/span>\u00a027\u00a0<\/sup>In fact, no one can enter a strong man\u2019s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man\u2019s house.<\/span><\/span>\u00a028\u00a0<\/sup>Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,<\/span><\/span>\u00a029\u00a0<\/sup>but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 30\u00a0<\/sup>He said this because they were saying, \u201cHe has an impure spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 31\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus\u2019 mother and brothers arrived.\u00a0Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.<\/span>\u00a032\u00a0<\/sup>A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, \u201cYour mother and brothers are outside looking for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 33\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWho are my mother and my brothers?\u201d<\/span>\u00a0he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n 34\u00a0<\/sup>Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said,\u00a0\u201cHere are my mother and my brothers!<\/span><\/span>\u00a035\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever does God\u2019s will is my brother and sister and mother.\u201d (Mark 3:20-34)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n After reading Mark’s version it appears that Luke cleaned the story up a bit to simplify the difficult parts. 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