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15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.
16 And He warned them that they should not make Him known,
17 so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18 "Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel nor cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He shall not break, and a smoldering wick He shall not quench, till He bring forth justice to victory;
21 And in His name the nations shall hope."
22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 And all the crowds were amazed and said, "This is not the Son of David, is it?"
24 But the Pharisees, having heard, said, "This Man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, ruler of the demons."
25 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom being divided against itself is made desolate, and every city or house being divided against itself shall 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? Therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 Or how is one able to enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his household.
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And whoever says a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the coming one.
33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for a tree is known by its fruit.
34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and an evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.
36 But I say to you, that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned."