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

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

¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casts out demons ^(A)by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”

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

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

²² And ^(A)the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, ^(B)“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”

Before Abraham Was, I Am

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

²⁰ Many of them said, ^(A)“He has a demon, and ^(B)is insane; why listen to him?”

⁵² The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! ^(A)Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet ^(B)you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never ^(C)taste death.’