And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.

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.

Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”