They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

Now they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.