14. But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.
15. Knowing this, Yeshua went away from there. And large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.
16. And He sternly warned them not to make Him known.
17. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18. “Here is My servant whom I chose, the One I love, in whom My soul takes delight. I will put My Ruach upon Him, and He shall proclaim justice to the nations.
19. He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20. A crushed reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, until He brings forth justice to victory.
21. And in His name the nations shall hope.”
22. Then a demon-plagued man, who was blind and mute, was brought to Yeshua; and He healed him, so that he spoke and saw.
23. All the crowds were astounded and saying, “This can’t be Ben-David, can it?”
24. But hearing this, the Pharisees said, “This fellow drives out demons only by beelzebul, the ruler of demons.”
25. Knowing their thoughts, Yeshua said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26. If satan drives out satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
27. And if I drive out demons by beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason, they will be your judges.
28. But if I drive out demons by the Ruach Elohim, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29. Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he will thoroughly plunder his house.