Matthew:12:22-37

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* Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon , blind and dumb ; and he healed him , so that the dumb man spoke and saw . * And all the multitudes were amazed , and said , Is this the son of David ? * But the Pharisees , hearing it , said , This man doth not cast out the demons , except through Beelzebul , the prince of the demons . * And he , knowing their thoughts , said to them , Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and no city or house divided against itself will stand . * And if Satan cast out Satan , he is divided against himself ; how then shall his kingdom stand ? * And if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul , through whom do your sons cast them out ? Therefore shall they be judges of you . * But if I cast out the demons through the Spirit of God , then hath the kingdom of God already come to you . * Or how can one enter into a strong man ’s house , and seize upon his goods , unless he first bind the strong man , and then plunder his house ? * He that is not with me is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad . * Therefore I say to you , All manner of sin and evil –speaking will be forgiven to men ; but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven . * And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man , it will be forgiven him ; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit , it will not be forgiven him , either in this world , or in the world to come . * Either say that the tree is good , and its fruit good ; or say that the tree is bad , and its fruit bad ; for the tree is known by its fruit . Brood of vipers ! * How can ye , evil as ye are , speak good things ? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh . * The good man , from his good treasure , bringeth out good things ; and the evil man , from his evil treasure , bringeth out evil things . * And I say to you , that for every idle word that men shall speak , they will give account in the day of judgment . * For by thy words thou wilt be justified , and by thy words thou wilt be condemned .

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