To stop the increasing excitement of the people,
the Pharisees had to do something immediately.
In their desparation to spoil Jesus' ministry,
they decided to credit His healings as the works
of Beelzebub. They charged that He was united
with the devil. This was a blasphemous idea.

The people were unlearned so they got confused in
trying to understand and looked to Jesus for an
answer.