19 If I throw out demons by the authority of Beelzebul, then by whose authority do your followers throw them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.
20 But if I throw out demons by the power of God, then God’s kingdom has already overtaken you.
21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are secure.
22 But as soon as a stronger one attacks and overpowers him, the stronger one takes away the armor he had trusted and divides the stolen goods.
23 "Whoever isn’t with me is against me, and whoever doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
24 When an unclean spirit leaves a person, it wanders through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find any. Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to the house I left.’
25 When it arrives, it finds the house cleaned up and decorated.