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And when his
friends and family heard
of it, they went out to lay hold on him; for they said, He is beside himself.
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But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he had Beelzebub and that by the prince of the devils he cast out devils.
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And he called them
unto him and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
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If
a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot remain.
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And if
a house is divided against itself, that house cannot remain.
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And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot remain, but has an end.
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No man can enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods except he will first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil his house.
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Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men and whatever blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme,
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but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness but is obligated to eternal judgment,
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because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
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There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.