Matthew 12:22-32 - A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then there was brought to Him a demoniac, blind, and dumb; and He healed him, so that the dumb man spake and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the Son of David?"
24 But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This Man doth not cast out the demons, except by Beelzebub, prince of the demons."
25 And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is brought to naught; and every city or house, divided against itself, shall not stand. 26 And, if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, shall his kingdom stand 27 And, if I by Beelzebub cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. 28 But, if I by the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly. 29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathers not with Me scatters. 31 Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven. 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, neither in this age nor in that which is to come.
20 And the multitude comes together again, so that they could not even eat bread. 21 And, hearing of it, His kinsmen went out to lay hold on Him; for they said, "He became insane!"
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He hath Beelzebub, and by the ruler of the demons casteth out the demons."
23 And, having called them to Him, 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 will not be able to stand. 26 And, if Satan did arise against himself, and was divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.
27 But no one is able, after having entered into the house of the strong man, to plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then will he plunder his house. 28 Verily I say to you, all the sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies whatsoever they blaspheme; 29 but whosoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin; 30 because they said, 'He hath an unclean spirit.'"
14 And He was casting out a dumb demon. And it came to pass that, when the demon went out, the dumb spake, and the multitudes marvelled. 15 But some of them said, "By Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, He is casting out the demons." 16 And others, tempting, were seeking of Him a sign from heaven.
17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is made desolate; and a house divided against a house falls. 18 And, if Satan also were divided against himself, how would his kingdom stand? because ye say that by Beelzebub I am casting out the demons! 19 But, if I, by Beelzebub, cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. 20 But, if I, by the finger of God, cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly. 21 "When the strong man, fully armed, is guarding his own court, his goods are in peace; 22 but, when a stronger than he, coming upon him, overcomes him, he takes away his whole armor upon which he had relied, and distributes his spoils. 23 He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who is not gathering with Me is scattering.