22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."

23 He summoned them 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 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.

28 "Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme; 29 but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation." 30 —because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."

22 Na ka mea nga karaipi i haere mai ra i Hiruharama, Kei a ia a Perehepura, a na te rangatira o nga rewera tana peinga rewera.

23 Na ka karangatia ratou e ia, a ka korero whakarite ki a ratou, Me pehea a Hatana ka pei ai i a Hatana?

24 Ki te tahuri iho hoki tetahi rangatiratanga ki a ia ano, e kore taua rangatiratanga e tu.

25 Ki te tahuri iho hoki tetahi whare ki a ia ano, e kore taua whare e tu.

26 Ki te whakatika a Hatana, a ka tahuri iho ki a ia ano, e kore ia e tu, engari he mutunga tona.

27 E kore te tangata e ahei te haere ki roto ki te whare o te tangata kaha, pahua ai i ona taonga, ki te kahore e matua herea te tangata kaha: ko reira pahua ai i tona whare.

28 He pono taku e mea nei ki a koutou, Ko nga hara katoa o nga tama a nga tangata e murua, me nga kohukohu e kohukohu ai ratou:

29 Tena ko te tangata e kohukohua ai te Wairua Tapu, e kore e murua tona hara a ake ake, engari ka tau te he ki a ia a ake ake:

30 Mo ratou i ki, He wairua poke tona.