Jesus and Beelzebul
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y Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
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But some of them said, "He casts out demons z by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,"
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while others, a to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
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b But he, c knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
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And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
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And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, d by whom do e your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
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But if it is by f the finger of God that I cast out demons, then g the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;
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h but when one stronger than he attacks him and i overcomes him, he takes away his j armor in which he trusted and k divides his spoil.
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l Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
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Luke 11:14 - 15
Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
Matthew 12:22 - 24
Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
Matthew 9:32 - 34
As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him.
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Luke 11:14 - 15
Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
Matthew 12:22 - 24
Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
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Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
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John 8:6
This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
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Luke 11:17 - 22
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
Matthew 12:25 - 29
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
Mark 3:23 - 27
And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
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Matthew 9:4
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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Luke 11:17 - 22
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
Matthew 12:25 - 29
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
Mark 3:23 - 27
And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
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Acts 19:13
Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.
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2 Kings 2:7
Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.
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Exodus 8:19
Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
Exodus 31:18
And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
Deuteronomy 9:10
And the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them were all the words that the Lord had spoken with you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
Psalms 8:3
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place.
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Luke 17:21
Nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
Matthew 19:24
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 21:43
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.
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Isaiah 49:24 - 26
Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?
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John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
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Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
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Matthew 12:30
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Luke 9:50
But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.
Mark 9:40
For the one who is not against us is for us.
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