³⁴ But the Pharisees said, ^(A)“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

¹⁵ But some of them said, ^(A)“He casts out demons by ^[a]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

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

²³ And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the ^(A)Son of David?”

^24 (B)Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by ^[a]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

²⁰ For ^(A)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.