3:20 Now ¹  Jesus ²  went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat. 3:21 When his family ³  heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 3:22 The experts in the law ⁴  who came down from Jerusalem ⁵  said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” ⁶  and, “By the ruler ⁷  of demons he casts out demons.” 3:23 So ⁸  he called them and spoke to them in parables: ⁹  “How can Satan cast out Satan? 3:24 If ¹⁰  a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand. 3:25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 3:26 And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come. 3:27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s ¹¹  house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house. ¹²  3:28 I tell you the truth, ¹³  people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter. ¹⁴  3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin” ¹⁵  3:30 (because they said, “He has an unclean spirit” ¹⁶ ).