28 I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are.
29 But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you for ever.
30 Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.
31 Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them.
32 The crowd that was sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you.”
33 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
34 Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.