Nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.
20A bruised reed he will not break,
And smoking flax he will not quench,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21And in his name will Gentiles hope.
22Then was brought to him one possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both[22] spoke and saw. 23And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is this the Son of David? 24But the Pharisees hearing it said: This man does not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, prince of the demons. 25And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand. 26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28But if I through the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then is the kingdom of God come near to you. 29Or how can any one enter into a strong man's house, and seize upon his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad.
31Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
33Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for from the fruit the tree is known.
34Brood of vipers! How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35The good man out of the good treasure sends forth good things; and the evil man out of the evil treasure sends forth evil things. 36But I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37For from thy words thou shalt be justified, and from thy words thou shalt be condemned.