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"Or again, how can someone 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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"Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather with me are scattering.
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Because of this, I tell you that people will be forgiven any sin and blasphemy, but blaspheming the Ruach HaKodesh will not be forgiven.
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One can say something against the Son of Man and be forgiven; but whoever keeps on speaking against the Ruach HaKodesh will never be forgiven, neither in the `olam hazeh nor in the `olam haba.
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"If you make a tree good, its fruit will be good; and if you make a tree bad, its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
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You snakes! How can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what overflows from the heart.
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The good person brings forth good things from his store of good, and the evil person brings forth evil things from his store of evil.
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Moreover, I tell you this: on the Day of Judgment people will have to give account for every careless word they have spoken;
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for by your own words you will be acquitted, and by your own words you will be condemned."
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At this some of the Torah-teachers said, "Rabbi, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."
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He replied, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign? No! None will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Yonah.