Matthew 12:22-32 - A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb, and he healed him, insomuch that the 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 it, they said, This fellow does not cast out demons but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
25 And Jesus knew their thoughts and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not remain; 26 and if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom remain? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then certainly the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into the strong man's house and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me, and he that does not gather with me scatters abroad. 31 Therefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him, but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, neither in the age to come.
20 And the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends and family heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him; for they said, He is beside himself.
22 But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he had Beelzebub and that by the prince of the devils he cast out devils.
23 And he called them unto him and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot remain. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot remain. 26 And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot remain, but has an end.
27 No man can enter into a strong man's house and spoil his goods except he will first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil his house. 28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men and whatever blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme, 29 but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness but is obligated to eternal judgment, 30 because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
14 And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the one who had been dumb spoke; and the people marvelled. 15 But some of them said, He casts out devils through Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every house or city divided against itself will not remain. 18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub. 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 20 But if I with the finger of God cast out the demons, certainly the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21 When an armed strong man keeps his palace, his goods are in peace; 22 but when another stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he takes from him all his arms in which he trusted and divides his spoils. 23 He that is not with me is against me, and he that does not gather with me scatters.