Mt 12:22-32

Jesus and Beelzebul.^* 22^k Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute. He cured the mute person so that he could speak and see. 23^{* l} All the crowd was astounded, and said, “Could this perhaps be the Son of David?” 24^{* m} But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons.” 25ⁿ But he knew what they were thinking and said to them,^* “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and no town or house divided against itself will stand. 26And if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, will his kingdom stand? 27And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people^* drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28^{* o} But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29^* How can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. 30^{* p} Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31^q Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but 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.