11:14 Now ¹  he was casting out a demon that was mute. ²  When ³  the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, ⁴  and the crowds were amazed. 11:15 But some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, ⁵  the ruler ⁶  of demons, he casts out demons.” 11:16 Others, to test ⁷  him, ⁸  began asking for ⁹  a sign ¹⁰  from heaven. 11:17 But Jesus, ¹¹  realizing their thoughts, said to them, ¹²  “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, ¹³  and a divided household falls. ¹⁴  11:18 So ¹⁵  if ¹⁶  Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because ¹⁷  you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 11:19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons ¹⁸  cast them ¹⁹  out? Therefore they will be your judges. 11:20 But if I cast out demons by the finger ²⁰  of God, then the kingdom of God ²¹  has already overtaken ²²  you. 11:21 When a strong man, ²³  fully armed, guards his own palace, ²⁴  his possessions are safe. ²⁵  11:22 But ²⁶  when a stronger man ²⁷  attacks ²⁸  and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s ²⁹  armor on which the man relied ³⁰  and divides up ³¹  his plunder. ³²  11:23 Whoever is not with me is against me, ³³  and whoever does not gather with me scatters. ³⁴ 

11:24 “When an unclean spirit ³⁵  goes out of a person, ³⁶  it passes through waterless places ³⁷  looking for rest but ³⁸  not finding any. Then ³⁹  it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ ⁴⁰  11:25 When it returns, ⁴¹  it finds the house ⁴²  swept clean and put in order. ⁴³  11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so ⁴⁴  the last state of that person ⁴⁵  is worse than the first.” ⁴⁶