But hearing this, the Pharisees said, “This fellow drives out demons only by beelzebul, the ruler of demons.”
Let this be Adonai’s reward to my accusers, and to those who speak evil against me.
It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
As they were going out, a mute man plagued by a demon was brought to Him.
But the Pharisees were saying, “By the prince of demons He drives out demons.”
The Torah scholars who came down from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons He drives out demons.”
Now Yeshua was driving out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute one spoke and the crowds were amazed.
But some among them said, “By beelzebul, the ruler of demons, He drives out demons.”