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He appointed twelve whom he called apostles. They were to accompany him and to be sent out by him to spread [the Good News].
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They also had the authority to force demons out of people.
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He appointed these twelve: Simon (whom Jesus named Peter),
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James and his brother John (Zebedee's sons whom Jesus named Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts"),
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
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and Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed Jesus).
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Then Jesus went home. Another crowd gathered so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat.
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When his family heard about it, they went to get him. They said, "He's out of his mind!"
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The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, "Beelzebul is in him," and "He forces demons out of people with the help of the ruler of demons."
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Jesus called them together and used this illustration: "How can Satan force out Satan?
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last.