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But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [man] doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
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And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand.
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And if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
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And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children expel [them]? therefore they shall be your judges.
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But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to you.
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Or else, how can one enter into a strong man's house, and seize his goods, except he shall first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder his house.
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He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.
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Wherefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
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And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.
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Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [its] fruit.
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O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.