23
And having called them to [him], he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24
And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.
25
And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.
26
And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.
27
But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong [man] unless he first bind the strong [man], and then he will plunder his house.
28
Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches [with] which they may speak injuriously;
29
but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin;
30
-- because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
31
And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him.
32
And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.
33
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?