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23 And all the people wondered, and said, Whether this be the son of David?

24 But the Pharisees heard, and said, He this casteth not out fiends, but in Beelzebub, prince of fiends[a].

25 And Jesus, witting their thoughts, said to them, Each kingdom parted against itself, shall be desolated [shall be desolate], and each city, or house, parted against itself, shall not stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:24 This casteth not our fiends, no but in Beelzebub, prince of devils

23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(A)

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(B) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(C)

25 Jesus knew their thoughts(D) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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