A House Divided

²² Then a demon-possessed man^(A) who was blind and unable to speak was brought to him. He healed him, so that the man^[a] could both speak and see.^{(B) 23} All the crowds were astounded and said, ‘Could this be the Son of David? ’^(C)

²⁴ When the Pharisees heard this, they said, ‘This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.’^(D)

A House Divided

¹⁴ Now^(A) he was driving out a demon^(B) that was mute.^(C) When the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. ¹⁵ But some of them said, ‘He drives out demons by Beelzebul,^(D) the ruler^(E) of the demons.’^(F)