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and to have authority to drive out demons.
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He appointed the Twelve: To Simon, He gave the name Peter;
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and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, He gave the name "Boanerges" (that is, "Sons of Thunder");
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Andrew; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot,
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and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
A House Divided
20 Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.
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When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, "He's out of His mind."
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The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul in Him!" and, "He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!"
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So He summoned them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.