It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”
The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”
The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?”
The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
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