9. He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for Him because of the crowd, lest they should crush Him.
10. For He had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed on Him to touch Him.
11. When unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him, crying out, “You are the Son of God.”
12. But He sternly ordered them not to make Him known.
13. He went up into the mountain and called to Him those whom He desired, and they came to Him.
14. He ordained twelve to be with Him, and to be sent out to preach,
15. and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
16. Simon, whom He named Peter;
17. James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, whom he surnamed Boanerges (meaning Sons of Thunder);
18. Andrew,and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas; and James the son of Alphaeus; andThaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
19. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.
20. Then they entered a house, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat bread.
21. When His family heard of it, they went out to seize Him, for they said, “He is beside Himself.”