²² And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.”^(A)

The Tradition of the Elders

15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

²⁵ it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!^(A)

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this man casts out the demons.”^(A)

³⁴ But the Pharisees were saying, “By the ruler of the demons he casts out the demons.”^(A)

²⁰ The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”^(A)

⁵² The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.’^(A)

⁴⁸ The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”^(A)

¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

The Tradition of the Elders

7 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him,