Old/New Testament

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard that, they said, This fellow drives the devils out no other way but by the help of Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.

²⁵ But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, Every kingdom divided within itself will be brought to nothing. Neither can any city or household divided against itself continue. ²⁶ So if Satan casts out Satan, then he is divided against himself. How then shall his kingdom endure? ²⁷ Also, if I by the help of Beelzebub cast out devils, by whose help do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. ²⁸ But if I cast out the devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

²⁹ Or again, how can a man enter into a strong man’s house and forcibly take away his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he plunders his house. ³⁰ He who is not with me, is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters abroad.

³¹ So I say to you, all manner of sin and blasphemy may be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven men. ³² And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him, but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it may not be forgiven him – no, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. ³³ Either judge the tree good, and its fruit correspondingly good, or else judge the tree evil, and its fruit evil also. For the tree is known by its fruit.

³⁴ O offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things when you yourselves are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. ³⁵ A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good things. And an evil man, out of his evil treasure, brings forth evil things. ³⁶ But I say to you that for every idle word that men speak, they will give account at the day of judgment. ³⁷ For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

³⁸ Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, Teacher, we would like to see a sign from you. ³⁹ He answered and said to them, The evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but there shall be no sign given to them except the sign of the prophet Jonah. ⁴⁰ For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ⁴¹ The people of Ninevah will rise at the day of judgment with this nation and condemn it, for they reformed at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here. ⁴² The queen of the south will rise at the day of judgment with this generation and will condemn them, for she came from the furthermost parts of the world to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

⁴³ But when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks throughout dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. ⁴⁴ Then he says, I will return again into my house, the one I came out of. And when he comes back, he finds the house empty and swept and set in order. ⁴⁵ Then he goes his way and gets seven other spirits worse than himself, and so they enter in and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning. That is how it will be with this evil nation.

⁴⁶ When Jesus was still speaking to the people, his mother and his brethren stood outside, desiring to speak with him. ⁴⁷ Then someone said to him, Look, your mother and your brethren are standing outside, and want to speak with you. ⁴⁸ He answered and said to the one that had told him, Who is my mother? or who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ And he stretched forth his hand over his disciples and said, Behold my mother and my brethren. ⁵⁰ For whosoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, sister, and mother.