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in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
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"Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
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A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
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And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.
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And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, "Perhaps this one is the Son of David!"
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But the Pharisees, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!"
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But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
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And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
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And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel [them]? For this [reason] they will be your judges!