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Hosea 9

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¹ This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

² "Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will proclaim justice to the nations.

³ "He will not quarrel, nor cry out loudly; Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

⁴ "A battered reed He will not break, And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, Until He leads justice to victory.

⁵ "And in His name the Gentiles (all the nations of the world) will hope [with confidence]."

⁶ Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

⁷ All the people wondered in amazement, and said, "Could this be the Son of David (the Messiah)?"

⁸ But the Pharisees heard it and said, "This man[5] casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons."

⁹ Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, "Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.

¹⁰ If Satan casts out Satan [that is, his demons], he has become divided against himself and disunited; how then will his kingdom stand?

¹¹ If I cast out the demons by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan), by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

¹² But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it].

¹³ Or how can anyone go into a strong man's house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.

¹⁴ He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.

¹⁵ "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy [every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things] will be forgiven people, but[6] blasphemy against the [Holy] Spirit will not be forgiven.

¹⁶ Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

¹⁷ "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.

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1	This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
2	"Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will proclaim justice to the nations.
3	"He will not quarrel, nor cry out loudly; Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
4	"A battered reed He will not break, And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, Until He leads justice to victory.
5	"And in His name the Gentiles (all the nations of the world) will hope [with confidence]."
6	Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.
7	All the people wondered in amazement, and said, "Could this be the Son of David (the Messiah)?"
8	But the Pharisees heard it and said, "This man[5] casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons."
9	Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, "Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.
10	If Satan casts out Satan [that is, his demons], he has become divided against himself and disunited; how then will his kingdom stand?
11	If I cast out the demons by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan), by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
12	But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it].
13	Or how can anyone go into a strong man's house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.
14	He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.
15	"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy [every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things] will be forgiven people, but[6] blasphemy against the [Holy] Spirit will not be forgiven.
16	Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
17	"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.

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