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Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, whole like the other.
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But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how to destroy him.
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Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,
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and ordered them not to make him known.
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This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
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"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the streets;
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he will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick, till he brings justice to victory;
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and in his name will the Gentiles hope."
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Then a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.
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And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"
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But when the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."
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Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand;
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and if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
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And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
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But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
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He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
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Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
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And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
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"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.