²⁰ Many of them were saying, “He ^(A)has a demon and ^(B)is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

³⁶ are you saying of Him whom the Father ^(A)sanctified and ^(B)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘^(C)I am the Son of God’?

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man ^(A)casts out demons only by ^[a]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

^25 (B)And ^(C)knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand. ²⁶ And if ^(D)Satan is casting out Satan, he ^[b]has become divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? ²⁷ And if ^(E)by ^[c]Beelzebul I cast out the demons, ^(F)by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

²² The scribes who came down ^(A)from Jerusalem were saying, “He ^[a]is possessed by ^[b](B)Beelzebul,” and “^(C)He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

³⁰ because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casts out the demons ^(A)by ^(B)Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”