20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. |
21 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." |
22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub3 3:22 Greek Beezeboul or Beelzeboul ! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons." |
23 So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? |
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. |
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. |
26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. |
27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house. |
28 I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. |
29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." |
30 He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit." |