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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
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"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, He will declare judgment to the Gentiles.
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He will not strive, nor shout; Neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
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He won't break a bruised reed, He won't quench a smoking flax, Until he sends forth judgment to victory.
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In his name, the Gentiles will hope."
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Then there was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
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All the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?"
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But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
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Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
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If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
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If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.