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12 But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.
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But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
13 Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.
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Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach,
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He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
15 giving them authority to cast out demons.
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and to have authority to drive out demons.
16 These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter),
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These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder” ),
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James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon (the zealot ),
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
19 Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).
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and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
20 One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat.
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Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
21 When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.
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When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22 But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.”
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And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
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