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But Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all.
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And he charged them that they should not make him known.
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That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the prophet, saying:
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Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
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He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
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The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.
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And in his name the Gentiles shall hope.
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Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw.
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And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?
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But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
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And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.