Luke 11: Prayer and Woes to the Pharisees

Jesus teaches his disciples to pray and assures them the Father gladly gives the Spirit to his children who pray. He answers the charge that he casts out demons by Beelzebul, gives the sign of Jonah, and pronounces woes on the Pharisees and lawyers.

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In Luke 11:14-23, when some accuse Jesus of driving out demons by Beelzebul, how does He respond?

He points out that a divided kingdom cannot stand, and says He drives out demons by the finger of God, so God's kingdom has comeHe agrees that His power comes from Beelzebul, but says it is right to use it against lesser demonsHe refuses to respond to the accusation and leaves the town, telling His disciples to shake off its dustHe says the accusation is unimportant because demons do not really exist and the man was only ill