12. Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
14. And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass when the demon was gone out, the dumb spoke; and the people wondered.
15. But some of them said, He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.
16. And others tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
18. If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.
19. And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20. But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22. But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.