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Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed
the man so that he could both speak and see. 23The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that
Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”
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But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons.
He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”
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Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town
or family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided
and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive. 27And if I am empowered by
Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for
what you have said. 28But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of
God has arrived among you. 29For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man
and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then
plunder his house.
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“Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.
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“So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy
Spirit, which will never be forgiven. 32Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven,
but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the
world to come.
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“A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be
bad. 34You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever
is in your heart determines what you say. 35A good person produces good things from the treasury
of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. 36And I tell
you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. 37The words you
say will either acquit you or condemn you.”
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One day some teachers of religious law and Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want
you to show us a miraculous sign to prove your authority.”
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But Jesus replied, “Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the
only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For as Jonah was in the belly of the great
fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days
and three nights.
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“The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it,
for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—
but you refuse to repent. 42The queen of Sheba will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now
someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen.
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“When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. 44Then
it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept,
and in order. 45Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the
person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this
evil generation.”
