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But some of them said:  “He drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 

Others wanted to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided by civil war is on the road to ruin and will fall. 

If Satan is also divided, his empire is coming to an end. How can you say that I drive out demons by calling upon Beelzebub? 

If I drive them out by Beelzebul, then by whom do your sons drive out demons? They will be your judges, then.

But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, does this not mean that the kingdom of God has come upon you? 

As long as a man, strong and well-armed, guards his house, his possessions are safe. 

But when a stronger man attacks and overpowers him, the challenger takes away all the weapons he relied on and confiscates his possessions. 

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me, scatters.

When the evil spirit leaves a person, it wanders through dry lands looking for a place to rest; and when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 

When it arrives, it finds the house swept and everything in order. 

Then it goes to fetch seven other spirits that are even worse than itself. They move in and settle there, so that the final state of that person is worse than the first.