Matthew 12:22-32 - A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then a blind and mute man being demon possessed, was brought to him. And he healed him, so as for the blind and mute man both to speak and to see. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this not the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.
25 And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come near you. 29 Or how can any man enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. 31 Because of this I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy of the spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in the present age, nor in the one that is coming.
20 And the multitude comes together again, so as for them, no, not even to be able to eat bread. 21 And when those with him heard it, they went out to grasp him, for they said, He is beside himself.
22 And the scholars who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of the demons he casts out the demons.
23 And having summoned them, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.
27 But no man, having enter into the house of the strong man, can plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man, and then he may plunder his house. 28 Truly I say to you, that all the sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies, as many as they may blaspheme. 29 But whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness, into the age, but is deserving of eternal damnation, 30 because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
14 And he was casting out a demon, and it was mute. And it happened when the demon was gone out, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled, 15 but some of them said, He casts out the demons by Beelzebub, ruler of the demons. 16 And others, challenging, sought from him a sign from the sky.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom that was divided against itself is made desolate, and a house against a house falls. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom be made to stand? Because ye say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebub. 19 And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges. 20 But if by a finger of God I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When the fully armed strong man guards his palace, the things possessed by him are in peace, 22 but when a stronger than he comes, after defeating him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted, and divides his booty. 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.