This was because they said, »He is possessed by a foul spirit.«
The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, »He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons.«
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, he remains for ever unabsolved: he is guilty of a sin of the Ages.«
By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.
Many of them said, »He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?«
