22 aparañca yirūśālama āgatā yē yē’dhyāpakāstē jagadurayaṁ puruṣō bhūtapatyābiṣṭastēna bhūtapatinā bhūtān tyājayati|
23 tatastānāhūya yīśu rdr̥ṣṭāntaiḥ kathāṁ kathitavān śaitān kathaṁ śaitānaṁ tyājayituṁ śaknōti?
24 kiñcana rājyaṁ yadi svavirōdhēna pr̥thag bhavati tarhi tad rājyaṁ sthiraṁ sthātuṁ na śaknōti|
25 tathā kasyāpi parivārō yadi parasparaṁ virōdhī bhavati tarhi sōpi parivāraḥ sthiraṁ sthātuṁ na śaknōti|
26 tadvat śaitān yadi svavipakṣatayā uttiṣṭhan bhinnō bhavati tarhi sōpi sthiraṁ sthātuṁ na śaknōti kintūcchinnō bhavati|
27 aparañca prabalaṁ janaṁ prathamaṁ na baddhā kōpi tasya gr̥haṁ praviśya dravyāṇi luṇṭhayituṁ na śaknōti, taṁ badvvaiva tasya gr̥hasya dravyāṇi luṇṭhayituṁ śaknōti|
28 atōhētō ryuṣmabhyamahaṁ satyaṁ kathayāmi manuṣyāṇāṁ santānā yāni yāni pāpānīśvaranindāñca kurvvanti tēṣāṁ tatsarvvēṣāmaparādhānāṁ kṣamā bhavituṁ śaknōti,
29 kintu yaḥ kaścit pavitramātmānaṁ nindati tasyāparādhasya kṣamā kadāpi na bhaviṣyati sōnantadaṇḍasyārhō bhaviṣyati|
30 tasyāpavitrabhūtō’sti tēṣāmētatkathāhētōḥ sa itthaṁ kathitavān|