14. Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.
15. But some of them said, ‘By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.’
16. Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
17. Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: ‘Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.