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15 But Jesus knew of it, and departed from thence; and a great many people followed him, and he healed them all.
16 And he charged them not to say where he was,
17 So that what was said by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, who said,
18 Behold my servant with whom I am pleased, my beloved one, in whom my soul rejoices; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will preach justice to the peoples.
19 He will not argue, nor will he cry aloud; and no man will hear his voice in the street.
20 He will not break even a bruised reed, and he will not extinguish a flickering lamp, until he brings justice to victory;
21 And in his name will the peoples find hope.
22 Then they brought near to him a lunatic, who was also dumb and blind; and he healed him, so that the dumb and blind man could speak and see.
23 All the people were amazed and said, Perhaps this man is the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard of it, they said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub, the prince of demons.
25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom which is divided against itself, will be destroyed; and every house or city that is divided against itself, will not stand.
26 And if Satan cast out Satan. he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
27 So if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by what do your sons cast them out? for this reason they will be your judges.
28 And if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come near to you.
29 Or, how can a man enter into a strong manÆs house and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then he plunders his house?
30 He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me, shall be dispersed.
31 Therefore I say to you, that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven, neither in this world nor in the world to come.
33 Either produce like a good tree with good fruits, or produce like a bad tree with bad fruits; for a tree is known by its fruits.
34 O generation of scorpions, how can you speak good things when you are bad? For the mouth speaks from the fullness of the heart.
35 A good man brings out good things from good treasures, and a bad man brings out bad things from bad treasures.
36 For I say to you, that for every foolish word which men speak, they will have to answer for it on the day of judgment.
37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be found guilty.