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| 22 Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute; and he cured him, so that the one who had been mute could speak and see. 23 All the crowds were amazed and said, "Can this be the Son of David?" 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons." 25 He knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27 If I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own exorcistsF88 cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. |
Then he went home; 20 and the crowd came together again, so that they could
not even eat. 21 When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him,
for people were saying, "He has gone out of his mind."
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul,
and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons." 23 And he called them
to him, and spoke to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And
if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot
stand, but his end has come. 27 But no one can enter a strong man's house
and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed
the house can be plundered. 28 "Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven
for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29 but whoever blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an
eternal sin"— 30 for they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."
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14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone
out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. 15 But
some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the
demons." 16 Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven.
17 But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom
divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house. 18 If
Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for
you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I cast out the
demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists F117 cast them
out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if it is by the finger
of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to
you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his castle, his property
is safe. 22 But when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him,
he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his plunder. 23
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with
me scatters. 24 "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it wanders
through waterless regions looking for a resting place, but not finding
any, it says, "I will return to my house from which I came.' 25 When it
comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven
other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and live there; and
the last state of that person is worse than the first."
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