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But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.
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If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
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And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
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But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely 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 a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
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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 an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry 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 takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first."
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And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!"