^{24 Ref} but the Pharisees having heard, said, `This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

^{25 Ref} And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,

^{26 Ref} and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?

^{27 Ref} `And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast out? because of this they -- they shall be your judges.

^{28 Ref} `But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God.

^{29 Ref} `Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.

^{30 Ref} `He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.

^{31 Ref} Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

^{32 Ref} And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming.

^{33 Ref} `Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

^{34 Ref} `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

^{35 Ref} The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.