Lexham English Bible

Matthew 12:22-27 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22. Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the man who was mute could speak and see.

23. And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, “Perhaps this one is the Son of David!”

24. But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said, “This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!”

25. But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26. And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

27. And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel them? For this reason they will be your judges!