But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, And of those who speak evil against my soul.
It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!
And as they were going out, behold, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to Him.
But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
And He was casting out a mute demon; when the demon had gone out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked, and the crowds were amazed.
But some of them said, “He casts out the demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”