And others tempting him Others of the Scribes and Pharisees, or Sadducees: sought of him a sign from heaven; (See Gill on Matthew 12:38), (See Gill on Matthew 16:1).
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Jesus was driving out a demon that could not talk; and when the demon went out, the man began to talk. The crowds were amazed,
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but some of the people said, "It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out."
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Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.
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But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, "Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long; a family divided against itself falls apart.
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So if Satan's kingdom has groups fighting each other, how can it last? You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so.