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Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
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Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
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and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
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When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
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And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
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And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
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but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
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He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
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Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables
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Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
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For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.
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They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
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When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
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He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
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For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
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Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
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He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
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He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”
