²²^qThen one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the ⁴blind and mute man both spoke and saw. ²³And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the ^rSon of David?”

²⁴^sNow when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by ⁵Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

²⁵But Jesus ^tknew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. ²⁶If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? ²⁷And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. ²⁸But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, ^usurely the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²⁹^vOr how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. ³⁰He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

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Footnotes

4NU omits blind and
5NU, M Beelzebul, a Philistine deity

Cross references

q Matt. 9:32; [Mark 3:11]; Luke 11:14, 15
r Matt. 9:27; 21:9
s Matt. 9:34; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15
t Matt. 9:4; John 2:25; Rev. 2:23
u[Dan. 2:44; 7:14; Luke 1:33]; 11:20; [17:20, 21; 1 John 3:8]
v Is. 49:24; [Luke 11:21–23]