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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Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed.
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But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."
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Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven.
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But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house.
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If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul.
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