¹⁵ But some of them said, He drives out demons [because He is in league with and] by Beelzebub, the prince of demons,

¹⁶ While others, to try and test and tempt Him, demanded a sign of Him from heaven.

¹⁷ But He, [well] aware of their intent and purpose, said to them, Every kingdom split up against itself is doomed and brought to desolation, and so house falls upon house. [The disunited household will collapse.]