God’s Chosen Servant
15 Jesus, aware of this,
1withdrew from there. And
2many followed him, and he healed them all
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and
3ordered them not to make him known.
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4This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
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5“Behold, my
6servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
7I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
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a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory;
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8and in his name the Gentiles will hope. ”
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
22 9Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
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10And all the people were amazed, and said,
11“Can this be the Son of David? ”
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But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,
12“It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons. ”
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13Knowing their thoughts,
14he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.