LITV(i)
15 But knowing, Jesus withdrew from there. And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all
16 and warned them that they should not make Him manifest.
17 So that might be fulfilled that spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18 "Behold My Child whom I chose, My Beloved, in whom My soul has delighted! I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will declare judgment to the nations.
19 He will not strive nor cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench, until He bring forth judgment to victory." Isa. 42:1 -3
21 "And the nations will hope in His name." LXX-Isa. 42:4
22 Then one having been demon-possessed was brought to Him, blind and dumb. And He healed him, so that the blind and dumb one could both speak and see.
23 And all the crowds were amazed, and said, Is this not the son of David?
24 But hearing, the Pharisees said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, ruler of the demons.
25 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, He 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 throws out Satan, he was divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I throw out the demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons throw them out? Because of this, they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come on you.
29 Or how is anyone able to enter the house of the strong one and plunder his goods, if he does not first tie up the strong one; and then he will plunder his house?
30 The one who is not with Me is against Me, and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 Because of this, I say to you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy concerning the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
32 And whoever speaks 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, not in this age nor in the coming one .
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 the fruit.
34 Offspring of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart puts forth good things. And the evil man out of the evil treasure puts forth evil things.
36 But I say to you, that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they shall give an account of it in Judgment Day.
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.