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Matthew 12:21-28 (AMP)

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21 And in and on His name will the Gentiles (the peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes. 22 Then a blind and dumb man under the power of a demon was brought to Jesus, and He cured him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the people were stunned with bewildered wonder and said, This cannot be the Son of David, can it? 24 But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This Man drives out demons only by and with the help of Beelzebub, the prince of demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts, He said to them, Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being brought to desolation and laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will last or continue to stand. 26 And if Satan drives out Satan, he has become divided against himself and disunified; how then will his kingdom last or continue to stand? 27 And if I drive out the demons by Beelzebub, by whose do your sons drive them out? For this reason they shall be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you .


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 25) Unity - Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 24) Names of Satan (part II) (2011-05-15)
(v. 24) Names of Satan (part V) (2011-05-18)
(v. 25) Jesus with People - Devil in Disguise (2009-02-21)

Definition(s):
Satan (Seh-tan): contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser