Jesus and Beelzebul(A)

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(B) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(C)

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(D) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(E)

25 Jesus knew their thoughts(F) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(G) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(H) by whom do your people(I) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(J) has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(K) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(L) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(M) or in the age to come.(N)

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22 Then tote a blind typhlos and kai mute kōphos demoniac daimonizomai was brought prospherō to him autos, and kai he healed therapeuō him autos so hōste that the ho mute kōphos could both speak laleō and kai see blepō. 23 And kai all pas the ho crowds ochlos were astonished existēmi and kai were saying legō, “ Could mēti this houtos be eimi the ho Son hyios of David Dauid?” 24 But de when the ho Pharisees Pharisaios heard akouō this, they said legō, “ This houtos fellow does not ou cast ekballō out · ho demons daimonion except ei mē by en · ho Beelzebul Beelzeboul, the ruler archōn of the ho demons daimonion.”

25 But de he knew oida · ho their autos thoughts enthumēsis and said legō to them autos, “ Every pas kingdom basileia divided merizō against kata itself heautou is brought erēmoō to ruin , and kai no ou city polis or ē house oikia divided merizō against kata itself heautou will stand histēmi. 26 So kai if ei · ho Satan Satanas casts out ekballō · ho Satan Satanas, he is divided merizō against epi himself heautou; how pōs then oun will his autos kingdom basileia stand histēmi? · ho 27 And kai if ei I egō cast out ekballō demons daimonion by en Beelzebul Beelzeboul, · ho by en whom tis do · ho your hymeis sons hyios cast ekballō them out ? For dia this reason houtos they autos will be eimi your hymeis judges kritēs. 28 But de if ei I egō cast out ekballō demons daimonion by en the Spirit pneuma of God theos, · ho then ara the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos has come phthanō upon epi you hymeis. 29 Or ē how pōs can dynamai someone tis enter eiserchomai eis the ho strong man’ s ischuros house oikia · ho and kai carry off harpazō · ho his autos belongings skeuos, unless ean mē he first prōton ties deō up the ho strong ischuros man ? And kai then tote he will ransack diarpazō his autos · ho house oikia. 30 The ho one who is eimi not with meta me egō is eimi against kata me egō, and kai the ho one who does not gather synagō with meta me egō scatters.

31  For dia this houtos reason I say legō to you hymeis, every pas sin hamartia and kai blasphemy blasphēmia will be forgiven aphiēmi · ho people anthrōpos, but de the ho blasphemy blasphēmia against the ho Spirit pneuma will not ou be forgiven aphiēmi. 32 And kai whoever hos ean speaks legō a word logos against kata the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos will be forgiven aphiēmi; but de whoever hos speaks legō against kata the ho Holy hagios Spirit pneuma · ho will not ou be forgiven aphiēmi, neither oute in en this houtos · ho age aiōn nor oute in en the ho age to come mellō.

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