Jesus and Beelzebub^(A)

²² Then one possessed with a demon was brought to Him, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. ²³ All the people were amazed and said, “Is He not the Son of David?”

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This Man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.”

²⁵ Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand. ²⁶ If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. Then how will his kingdom stand? ²⁷ And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. ²⁸ But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

²⁹ “Or else how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

³⁰ “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. ³¹ Therefore I say to you, all kinds of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven men. ³² Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

Jesus and Beelzebub^(A)

¹⁴ He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the crowd marveled. ¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casts out demons through Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” ¹⁶ Others, testing Him, asked Him for a sign from heaven.

¹⁷ But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate. And a house divided against itself falls. ¹⁸ If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub. ¹⁹ Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. ²⁰ But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.

²¹ “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are peacefully kept. ²² But when a stronger man than he attacks and overpowers him, he seizes all the armor in which the man trusted and divides his spoils.

²³ “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

¹⁰ And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.