22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

23 And having called them to {him}, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

25 And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.

27 But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong {man} unless he first bind the strong {man}, and then he will plunder his house.

28 Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches {with} which they may speak injuriously;

29 but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin;

30 -because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

24 Ja jos jokin valtakunta riitautuu itsensä kanssa, ei se valtakunta voi pysyä pystyssä.

25 Ja jos jokin talo riitautuu itsensä kanssa, ei se talo voi pysyä pystyssä.

26 Ja jos saatana nousee itseänsä vastaan ja riitautuu itsensä kanssa, ei hän voi pysyä, vaan hänen loppunsa on tullut.

27 Eihän kukaan voi tunkeutua väkevän taloon ja ryöstää hänen tavaraansa, ellei hän ensin sido sitä väkevää; vasta sitten hän ryöstää tyhjäksi hänen talonsa.

28 Totisesti minä sanon teille: kaikki synnit annetaan ihmisten lapsille anteeksi, pilkkaamisetkin, kuinka paljon pilkannevatkin;