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21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.”

A House Divided Cannot Stand

22 aThen one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the1 blind and mute man both spoke and saw.  
23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the aSon of David?”  
24 aNow when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by1 Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”  
25 But Jesus aknew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.  
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, asurely the kingdom of God has come upon you.  
29 aOr how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.  
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

The Unpardonable Sin

31 “Therefore I say to you, aevery sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, bbut the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.  
32 Anyone who aspeaks a word against the Son of Man, bit will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.  

A Tree Known by Its Fruit

33 “Either make the tree good and aits fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.  
34 aBrood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? bFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 12:23

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American Standard Version
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?

Amplified® Bible
And all the [crowds of] people were stunned with bewildered wonder and said, This cannot be the Son of David, can it?

Contemporary English Version
The crowds were so amazed that they asked, "Could Jesus be the Son of David?"

Darby English Version
And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?

Good News Bible
The crowds were all amazed at what Jesus had done. "Could he be the Son of David?" they asked.

International Standard Version
All the crowds were amazed and kept saying, "This man isn't the Son of David, is he?"

King James Version
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

New American Standard Bible
All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?"

New International Version
All the people were astonished and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"

New King James Version
And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All the crowds felt amazed, and said, "This man cannot call himself the Son of David, can he?"

Revised Standard Version
And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"

Young's Literal Translation
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, `Is this the Son of David?'

New English Translation
All the crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be the Son of David?”


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