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Andrew, Philip, Bar-Talmai, Mattityahu, T'oma, Ya`akov Ben-Halfai, Taddai, Shim`on the Zealot,
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and Y'hudah from K'riot, the one who betrayed him. Then he entered a house;
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and once more, such a crowd came together that they couldn't even eat.
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When his family heard about this, they set out to take charge of him; for they said, "He's out of his mind!"
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The Torah-teachers who came down from Yerushalayim said, "He has Ba`alZibbul in him," and "It is by the ruler of the demons that he expels the demons."
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But he called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan expel Satan?
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't survive;
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and if a household is divided against itself, that household can't survive.
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So if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he can't survive either; and that's the end of him.
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Furthermore, no one can break into a strong man's house and make off with his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. After that, he can ransack his house.
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Yes! I tell you that people will be forgiven all sins and whatever blasphemies they utter;