Jesus and Beelzebul

20 Then [fn]they entered a house, and [fn]a crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat bread. 21 When his family heard about it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 22 But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.” 23 So Jesus called them over and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house [fn]cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has come to an end. 27 [fn]No one can enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he [fn]can plunder his house.

28 “Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is [fn]subject to eternal judgment.” 30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”