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"1BEHOLD, MY SERVANTWHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; 2MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; 3 I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, 4 AND HE SHALL PROCLAIMJUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.
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"5HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NORCRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONEHEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.
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"6A BATTEREDREED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERINGWICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADSJUSTICE TO VICTORY.
228Then a 9demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mutemanspoke and saw.
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All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "This man cannot be the 10Son of David, can he?"
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But when the Phariseesheard this, they said, "Thisman11casts out demonsonly** by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons."
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12And 13knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, "Anykingdomdividedagainstitself is laidwaste; and anycityorhousedividedagainstitself will not stand.
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"If14Satancasts out Satan, he is dividedagainsthimself; howthen will his kingdomstand?
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"If I 15by Beelzebulcast out demons, 16by whom do your sonscast them out? For this*reason* they will be your judges.
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"But 17if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.