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"If your child asks you, his father, for a fish, would you give him a snake instead?
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Or if your child asks you for an egg, would you give him a scorpion?
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Even though you're evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
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Jesus was forcing a demon out of a man. The demon had made the man unable to talk. When the demon had gone out, the man began to talk. The people were amazed.
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But some of them said, "He can force demons out of people only with the help of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons."
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Others wanted to test Jesus and demanded that he show them some miraculous sign from heaven.
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Since Jesus knew what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is ruined. A house divided against itself falls.
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Now, if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? I say this because you say Beelzebul helps me force demons out of people.
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If I force demons out with the help of Beelzebul, who helps your followers force them out? That's why they will be your judges.
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But if I force out demons with the help of God's power, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
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"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own mansion, his property is safe.