^25 (A)And ^(B)knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “^[a]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and ^[b]any city or house divided against itself will not stand. ²⁶ If ^(C)Satan casts out Satan, he ^[c]is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? ²⁷ If I ^(D)by ^[d]Beelzebul cast out demons, ^(E)by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges. ²⁸ But ^(F)if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²⁹ Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

^17 (A)But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “^[a]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against ^[b]itself falls. ¹⁸ If ^(B)Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by ^(C)Beelzebul. ¹⁹ And if I by ^(D)Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges. ²⁰ But if I cast out demons by the ^(E)finger of God, then ^(F)the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²¹ When ^[c]a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are ^[d]undisturbed. ²² But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder.