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New Testament
Matthew 12:22-32
Jesus Has Power to Drive Out Demons
22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to him. Jesus healed him so that he was able to speak and to see. 23All the people were amazed and said, “Can this be the Son of David?”[] 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”
25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and every town or household divided against itself will not stand. 26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and take his goods, unless he first ties up the strong man? Only then can he plunder his house.
30“Whoever is not with me is against me. And whoever 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. 32Whoever 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 one to come.
Footnotes
- 12:23 Or Certainly this fellow is not the Son of David, is he?