Now having called the twelve, he sent them out by two and two, giving them power to exorcize spirits:

Then Jesus' mother and [half-] brothers came and stood outside [i.e., of a large house. See Matt. 12:46-13:1]. They sent a message to Him, asking Him to come out to them.

and if your eye make you transgress, pull it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God, with but one eye, than to have two, and be thrown into the Gehenna of fire: where the worm does not die,

But one poor widow came and put in two farthings, which make a half-penny.

nay, he ratified his promise with an oath, "I will give you whatever you require, said he, tho' it be even the half of my kingdom."

When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.