23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the ^eHoly One of God.” 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be ^fsilent, and come out of him!” 26 And the unclean spirit, ^gconvulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

22 ^rAnd the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by ^sBeelzebul,” and ^t“by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 23 And he called them to him and said to them in ^uparables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 But no one can enter a ^vstrong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house.