<h3>JESUS CALLS TOGETHER HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS</h3>
<p>Jesus went up on the hillside near Capernaum and called to him
the men whom he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed
twelve to be with him and to go out to preach, with power to cast
out evil spirits. These were the twelve disciples: Simon to whom
he gave also the name Peter, James the son of Zebedee and John his
brother, whom he called "Sons of Thunder," Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew,
Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, Thaddeus,
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who at last betrayed him.</p>
<p>Then Jesus went into a house and the crowd gathered again so
that it was impossible even to eat a meal. When his relatives heard
of this, they set out to get hold of him, for they said, "He is out of
his mind." Standing outside, his mother and his brothers sent word
to him to come out to them. He was in the midst of a crowd seated
about him when some one said to him, "Here are your mother and
your brothers and sisters outside hunting for you." He answered,
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" Then looking around at
those who sat in a circle about him, he said, "Here are my mother
and my brothers. Whoever does the will of God is my brother and
sister and mother."</p>
<div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/illus293.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="376" alt="Christ with Mary and Martha Painted by H. Siemiradzki" title="Christ with Mary and Martha Painted by H. Siemiradzki" /> <span class="caption"><i>Christ with Mary and Martha </i><br/> <small>Painted by H. Siemiradzki</small></span></div>
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