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15 And having known it Jesus withdrew from there, and many multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.
16 And he chided them so that they would not make him known,
17 so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
18 Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel, nor will he shout, nor will any man hear his voice in the thoroughfares.
20 A bruised reed he will not break, and smoldering flax he will not quench, until he sends forth justice for victory.
21 And in his name Gentiles will hope.
22 Then a blind and mute man being demon possessed, was brought to him. And he healed him, so as for the blind and mute man both to speak and to see.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this not the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.
25 And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come near you.
29 Or how can any man enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
30 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
31 Because of this I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32 And whoever 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, neither in the present age, nor in the one that is coming.
33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt, for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.
36 But I say to you, that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they will render account about it in the day of judgment.
37 For from thy words thou will be justified, and from thy words thou will be condemned.