A House Divided

²² Then a demon-possessed man^(A) who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Him. He healed him, so that the man^[a] could both speak and see.^{(B) 23} And all the crowds were astounded and said, “Perhaps this is the Son of David!”^(C)

²⁴ When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”^(D)

A House Divided

¹⁴ Now^(A) He was driving out a demon^(B) that was mute.^[a](C) When the demon came out, the man who had been mute, spoke, and the crowds were amazed. ¹⁵ But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul,^(D) the ruler^(E) of the demons!”^(F)