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But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons."
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He knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
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If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
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If I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
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