13. Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.
14. But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.
15. Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all
16. and ordered them not to make him known.
17. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18. “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him,and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19. He will not quarrel or cry aloud,nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20. a bruised reed he will not break,and a smoldering wick he will not quench,until he brings justice to victory;
21. and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
22. Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
23. And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?”
24. But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
25. Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
26. And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?