13. So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
14. One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn’t speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed,
15. but some of them said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”
16. Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
17. He knew their thoughts, so he said, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.