“The only reason this fellow can cast out demons,” they said, “is because he’s in league with Beelzebul, the prince of demons!” Jesus knew their thoughts. “Suppose a kingdom is split down the middle,” he said to them. “It’ll go to rack and ruin! If a city or a household is split down the middle, it’s doomed! And if the satan drives out the satan, he’s split down the middle—so how can his kingdom stay standing?
