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The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."
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So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan?
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For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
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and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.
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So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.
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