¹⁵But some of them said, “Jesus is driving out demons by the power of Beelzebub, the prince of demons.” ¹⁶Others put Jesus to the test by asking for a miraculous sign from heaven.

¹⁷Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “Any kingdom that fights against itself will be destroyed. A family that is divided against itself will fall. ¹⁸If Satan fights against himself, how can his kingdom stand?

“I say this because of what you claim. You say I drive out demons by the power of Beelzebub. ¹⁹Suppose I do drive out demons with Beelzebub’s help. With whose help do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. ²⁰But suppose I drive out demons with the help of God’s powerful finger. Then God’s kingdom has come to you.

²¹“When a strong man is completely armed and guards his house, what he owns is safe. ²²But when someone stronger attacks, he is overpowered. The attacker takes away the armor the man had trusted in. Then he divides up what he has stolen.

²³“Anyone who is not with me is against me. Anyone who does not gather sheep with me scatters them.

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