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"No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.
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"Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does not help me gather is really scattering.
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For this reason I tell you: people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven - now or ever.
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"To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears.
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You snakes - how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
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A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
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"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.
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Your words will be used to judge you - to declare you either innocent or guilty."
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Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see you perform a miracle."
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"How evil and godless are the people of this day!" Jesus exclaimed. "You ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of the prophet Jonah.
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