Luke 11: 15
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But some of them said, "He casts out demons
by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons"; |
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while others, to test him, sought from him a
sign from heaven. |
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But he, knowing their thoughts, said to
them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided
household falls. |
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And if Satan also is divided against
himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by
Be-el'zebul. |
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And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by
whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
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But if it is by the finger of God that I
cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. |
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When a strong man, fully armed, guards his
own palace, his goods are in peace; |
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but when one stronger than he assails him
and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his
spoil. |
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He who is not with me is against me, and he
who does not gather with me scatters. |
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"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a
man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest; and finding none he says,
`I will return to my house from which I came.' |
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And when he comes he finds it swept and put
in order. |
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Then he goes and brings seven other spirits
more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of
that man becomes worse than the first." |
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