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But if I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
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"If anyone wants to enter a strong person's house and steal his things, he must first tie up the strong person. Then he can steal the things from the house.
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"Whoever is not with me is against me. Whoever does not work with me is working against me.
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So I tell you, people can be forgiven for every sin and everything they say against God. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, now or in the future.
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"If you want good fruit, you must make the tree good. If your tree is not good, it will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces.
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You snakes! You are evil people, so how can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.
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Good people have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things. But evil people have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things.
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And I tell you that on the Judgment Day people will be responsible for every careless thing they have said.
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The words you have said will be used to judge you. Some of your words will prove you right, but some of your words will prove you guilty."
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Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law answered Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we want to see you work a miracle as a sign."