But the Pharisees remarked, “He throws out demons using the power of the chief of demons.”
Disciples should be satisfied to become like their teacher, and servants like their master. If the head of the house has been called the head demon Beelzebub, then the members of his household will be demonized even more!
John didn't come feasting and drinking, so people say, ‘He's devil-possessed!’
Then a man was brought to Jesus who was demon-possessed and blind and dumb. Jesus healed him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.
If I'm throwing out demons in the name of Beelzebub, in whose name are your people throwing out demons? Your own people prove you're wrong!
But the religious leaders from Jerusalem said, “He's possessed by Beelzebub! It's by the ruler of demons that he's driving out demons!”
But some of them said, “He is driving out demons using the power of Beelzebub, the ruler of demons.”
All those who do evil hate the light and don't come into the light, because they don't want their actions to be exposed.
“You're demon-possessed!” the crowd replied. “No one's trying to kill you!”