{"id":9701,"date":"2024-08-26T16:35:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9701"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:29:00","slug":"matthew-chapter-12-jesus-and-beelzebul","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9701","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Chapter 12 Jesus and Beelzebul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>22&nbsp;<\/sup>Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.&nbsp;<sup>23&nbsp;<\/sup>All the people were astonished and said, \u201cCould this be the Son of David?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, \u201cIt is only by Beelzebul,&nbsp;the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus knew their thoughts\u00a0and said to them,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cEvery kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.\u00a0<sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>If Satan\u00a0drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,\u00a0by whom do your people\u00a0drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.\u00a0<sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God\u00a0has come upon you.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cOr again, how can anyone enter a strong man\u2019s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.\u00a0<sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age\u00a0or in the age to come.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fd0101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cMake a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.\u00a0<sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>You brood of vipers,\u00a0how can you who are evil say anything good? 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