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The Dumb Man in Luke the Eleven
(Luke 11.14–26, in William
Tyndale's translation)
And he was casting out a devil, which was
dumb. And it followed when the devil was
gone out, the dumb spake, and the people
wondered. But some of them said, he casteth
out devils by the power of Beelzebub, the
chief of the devils. And other tempted him,
seeking of him a sign from heaven. But he
knew their thoughts and said unto them: Every
kingdom divided within itself shall be desolate:
and one house shall fall upon another. So
if Satan be divided within himself, how shall
his kingdom endure? Because ye say that I
cast out devils by the power of Beelzebub.
If I by the power of Beelzebub cast out devils,
by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore
shall they be your judges. But if I with
the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt
the kingdom of God is come upon you.
When a strong man armed watcheth his house,
that he possesseth is in peace. But when
a stronger than he cometh upon him and overcometh
him, he taketh from him his harness wherein
he trusted, and divideth his goods. He that
is not with me, is against me. And he that
gathereth not with me, scattereth.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a
man, he walketh through waterless places,
seeking rest. And when he findeth none, he
sayeth: I will return again unto my house
whence I came out. And when he cometh, he
findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth
he and taketh to him seven other spirits
worse than himself, and they enter in, and
dwell there. And the end of that man is worse
than the beginning.
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