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Mark 3:16-21 Good News Bible (GNB)

16. These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter);

17. James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means “Men of Thunder”);

18. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Patriot,

19. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

20. Then Jesus went home. Again such a large crowd gathered that Jesus and his disciples had no time to eat.

21. When his family heard about it, they set out to take charge of him, because people were saying, “He's gone mad!”