7. And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8. I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
9. And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
10. For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.
11. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he shall ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12. Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
14. And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass when the demon was gone out, the dumb spoke; and the people wondered.
15. But some of them said, He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.
16. And others tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
18. If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.
19. And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20. But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22. But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23. He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
24. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.
25. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26. Then he goeth and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.