And others tempting him Others of the Scribes and Pharisees, or Sadducees: sought of him a sign from heaven; (See Gill on Matthew 12:38), (See Gill on Matthew 16:1).
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One time Jesus was sending out a demon that could not talk. When the demon came out, the man who had been unable to speak, then spoke. The people were amazed.
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But some of them said, "Jesus uses the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, to force demons out of people."
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Other people, wanting to test Jesus, asked him to give them a sign from heaven.
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But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom that is divided against itself will be destroyed. And a family that is divided against itself will not continue.
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So if Satan is divided against himself, his kingdom will not continue. You say that I use the power of Beelzebul to force out demons.