Luke 11:18

Luke 11:14-23

¹⁴And he was casting out a demon that was mute; and it happened, when the demon had gone out, that the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled. ¹⁵But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, he casts out the demons.” ¹⁶And others, testing him, were seeking from him a sign from heaven. ¹⁷But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and house falls upon house. ¹⁸And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul. ¹⁹And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. ²⁰But if by the finger of God I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²¹When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are in peace; ²²but when one stronger than he comes upon him and overpowers him, he takes away his full armor in which he had trusted and divides up his plunder. ²³Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Matthew 12:22-37

²²Then a man possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. ²³And all the crowds were astounded and were saying, “This is not the Son of David, is he?” ²⁴But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, “This man does not drive out the demons except by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” ²⁵But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every town or house divided against itself will not stand. ²⁶And if Satan drives out Satan, he has been divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? ²⁷And if I drive out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. ²⁸But if by the Spirit of God I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²⁹Or how can anyone enter into the strong man’s house and carry off his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. ³⁰The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters. ³¹Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. ³²And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. ³³Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for by its fruit the tree is known. ³⁴Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. ³⁵The good person brings out good things from his good treasure, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure. ³⁶And I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment; ³⁷for by your words you will be declared righteous, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Mark 3:20-30

²⁰And he comes home; and the crowd gathers again, so that they could not even eat bread. ²¹And when his own heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” ²²And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of the demons he drives out the demons.” ²³And having summoned them, he was saying to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? ²⁴And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he has an end. ²⁷But no one can enter into the strong man’s house and plunder his goods unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. ²⁸Truly I tell you, all things will be forgiven the sons of men, the sins and the blasphemies, whatever they blaspheme; ²⁹but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.” ³⁰For they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”