The Beelzebul Accusation

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And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

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And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

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And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons.

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And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

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And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

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But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

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Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

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but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:

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because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.