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18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice 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 fight or shout or raise his voice in public.
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He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
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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 his name will be the hope of all the world.”
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In his name the nations will put their hope.”
22 Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak 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 crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”
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All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”
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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 their thoughts and replied, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town or family splintered by feuding 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 And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive.
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If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
27 And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.
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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.
28 But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
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But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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