Mark 3:20-30, Luke 11:14-23 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Mark 3:20-30

20 And He *came ¹^ahome, and the ^bcrowd *gathered again, ^cso that they could not even eat ²a meal. 21 And when ^aHis own ¹people heard this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “^bHe has lost His senses.” 22 And the scribes who came down ^afrom Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by ¹^bBeelzebul,” and “^cHe casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23 ^aAnd He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in ^bparables, “How can ^cSatan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if ^aSatan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but ¹he is finished! 27 ^aBut no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
28 “^aTruly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29 but ^awhoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— 30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Luke 11:14-23

A Kingdom Divided

14 ^aAnd He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. Now it happened that when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons ^aby ^bBeelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16 And others, testing Him, ^awere seeking from Him ¹a sign from heaven. 17 ^aBut He knew their thoughts and said to them, “¹Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against ²itself falls. 18 But if ^aSatan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by ^bBeelzebul. 19 And if I by ^aBeelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons by the ^afinger of God, then ^bthe kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When ¹a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are ²undisturbed. 22 But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder. 23 ^aHe who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.