Catholic Public Domain Version
"So then, if Satan is also divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons. "
— Luke 11:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.”
“And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. ”
“If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.”
“So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.”
“And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because you say that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.”
“If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.”
“If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.”
But some of them said, “It is by Beelzebub, the leader of demons, that he casts out demons.”
And others, testing him, required a sign from heaven of him.
But when he perceived their thoughts, he said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate, and house will fall upon house.
So then, if Satan is also divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons.
But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.
Moreover, if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then certainly the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
When a strong armed man guards his entrance, the things that he possesses are at peace.