New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 12:26
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If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
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And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom 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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and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
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And if Satan casts out Satan, he was divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
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Matthew 12
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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