Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²² Then was brought to him one who was possessed with a devil, who was both blind and dumb. And Jesus healed him, so that he who had been 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 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.