ll be your
judges. (20)But if with the finger of God I cast out the demons, then
is the kingdom of God come near to you.

(21)When a strong man armed keeps his palace, his goods are in peace.
(22)But when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him,
he takes away his whole armor, wherein he trusted, and divides his
spoils.

(23)He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with
me scatters abroad.

(24)When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, he goes through
dry places, seeking rest; and not finding it, he says, I will return
into my house whence I came out. (25)And coming, he finds it swept and
set in order. (26)Then he goes, and takes with him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the
last state of that man becomes worse than the first.

(27)And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain
woman lifting up her voice from the multitude, said to him: Happy the
womb that bore thee, and breasts which thou didst suck! (28)And he
said: Yea, rather, Happy they who hear the word of God, and keep it!

(29)And the multitudes gathering more and more, he began to say: This
generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign; and no sign shall
be given it, but the sign of Jonah. (30)For as Jonah became a sign to
the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

(31)A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of
this generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the
utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold,
a greater than Solomon is here. (32)Men of Nineveh will rise in the
judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because they
repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah
is here.

(33)No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, or under
the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the
light. (34)The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is
single, thy whole body also is light; but when it is evil, thy body
also is dark. (35)Take heed therefore, lest the light that is in thee
is darkness[11:35]. (36)If therefore thy whole body is light, having
no part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp, with its bright
shining, gives thee light.

(37)And as he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him and
he went in, and reclined at table. (38)And the Pharisee, seeing it,