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General Information:
In verse 25, Jesus begins to respond to the Pharisees' accusation that he healed the man by the power of Satan.
this miracle
This refers to the miracle of the healing of a blind, deaf, and demon-possessed man.
This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul
This can be stated in a positive form. "This man is only able to cast out the demon because he is a servant of Beelzebul" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives)
This man
The Pharisees avoid calling Jesus by name to show they reject him.
the prince of the demons
"the chief of the demons"
Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand
Jesus uses a proverb to respond to the Pharisees. Both of these statements mean the same thing. They emphasize that it would not make sense for Beelzebul to use his power to fight other demons. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate
Here "kingdom" refers to those who live in the kingdom. This can be translated in active form. AT: "A kingdom will not last when its people fight among themselves" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
every city or house divided against itself will not stand
Here "city" refers to the people who live there, and "house" refers to a family. Being "divided against itself" represents its people fighting each other. AT: "it ruins a city or a family when the people fight each other" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)