²² Then was brought unto Him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb; and He healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.

²³ And all the people were amazed and said, “Is not this the Son of David?”

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This fellow doth not cast out devils, except by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.”

²⁵ And Jesus knew their thoughts and said unto them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

²⁶ And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?

²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

²⁸ But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God is come unto you.

²⁹ Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house and despoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will despoil his house.

³⁰ “He that is not with Me is against Me, and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.

³¹ Therefore I say unto you, all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

³² And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

¹⁴ And He was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass when the devil had gone out, the dumb one spoke; and the people wondered.

¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.”

¹⁶ And others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from Heaven.

¹⁷ But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

¹⁸ If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand — because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub?

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, doubt not the Kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.

²² But when one stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with Me, is against Me; and he that gathereth not with Me, scattereth.