"And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."
In today's quote, the *scribes accused Jesus of being an agent of Satan and using Satan's power to cast out devils. Jesus quickly explained that Satan himself could not be his own enemy. Jesus said, "if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand". He then demonstrated by parable that in order to cast out Satan He must have overcome the power of Satan with the almighty power of God.~
*The Jewish scribes mentioned in today's quote were men who could transcribe Torah (Old Testament) scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot, and other religious writings. They were very important to the Jewish fundamentals of religion because they were responsible for keeping the religious writings pure to their original intent.
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