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But Jesus knew their thoughts, and 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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And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
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But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
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He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
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"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
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Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
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"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
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Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.