Gospel: Mark 3:22-30

²² And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Be-el’zebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”
²³ And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
²⁴ If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
²⁵ And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
²⁶ And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
²⁷ But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house.
²⁸ ”Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;
²⁹ but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —
³⁰ for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”