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17 He did this so as to make come true what God had said through the prophet Isaiah:
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 "Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgment to the nations.
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“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout, or make loud speeches in the streets.
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He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break off a bent reed, nor put out a flickering lamp. He will persist until he causes justice to triumph,
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A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 and on him all peoples will put their hope."
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In his name the nations will put their hope.”
22 Then some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon. Jesus healed the man, so that he was able to talk and see.
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Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.
23 The crowds were all amazed at what Jesus had done. "Could he be the Son of David?" they asked.
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All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, "He drives out demons only because their ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so."
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”
25 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and so he said to them, "Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long. And any town or family that divides itself into groups which fight each other will fall apart.
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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
26 So if one group is fighting another in Satan's kingdom, this means that it is already divided into groups and will soon fall apart!
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If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
27 You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so. Well, then, who gives your followers the power to drive them out? What your own followers do proves that you are wrong!
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And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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