A House Divided Cannot Stand
14 And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that [when] the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished.
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But some of them said, "By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!"
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And others, [in order to] test [him], were demanding from him a sign from heaven.
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But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and {a divided household} falls.
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So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say [that] I expel demons by Beelzebul.
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But if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel [them]? For this [reason] they will be your judges!
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But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
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When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are {safe}.
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But when a stronger man attacks him [and] conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.
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The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.