²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan,^[a] the prince of demons.”

²² But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan,^[a] the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.”

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons.”

¹⁵ but some of them said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan,^[a] the prince of demons.”