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and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.
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`But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;
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but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.
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`When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;
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but when the stronger than he, having come upon [him], may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;
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he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.
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`When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;
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and having come, it findeth [it] swept and adorned;
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then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'
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And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, `Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'
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And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!'