20. A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.
21. And in and on His name will the Gentiles (the peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes. [Isa. 42:1-4.]
22. Then a blind and dumb man under the power of a demon was brought to Jesus, and He cured him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw.
23. And all the [crowds of] people were stunned with bewildered wonder and said, This cannot be the Son of David, can it?
24. But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This Man drives out demons only by and with the help of Beelzebub, the prince of demons.
25. And knowing their thoughts, He said to them, Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being brought to desolation and laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will last or continue to stand.
26. And if Satan drives out Satan, he has become divided against himself and disunified; how then will his kingdom last or continue to stand?
27. And if I drive out the demons by [help of] Beelzebub, by whose [help] do your sons drive them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.
28. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it].
29. Or how can a person go into a strong man's house and carry off his goods (the entire equipment of his house) without first binding the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
30. He who is not with Me [definitely on My side] is against Me, and he who does not [definitely] gather with Me and for My side scatters.