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Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb [man] spake and saw.
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And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?
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But the Pharisees, having heard [it], said, This [man] does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.
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But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.
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And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist?
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And if *I* cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges.
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But if *I* by [the] Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong [man] and plunder his goods, unless first he 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 gathers not with me scatters.
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For this reason I say unto you, Every sin and injurious speaking shall be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
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And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming [one].