17 (A)But he, (B)knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.

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17 Jesus knew their thoughts(A) and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.

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23 (A)And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 But (B)no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. (C)Then indeed he may plunder his house.

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23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:(A) “How can Satan(B) drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.(C)

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25 (A)Knowing their thoughts, (B)he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, (C)by whom do (D)your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28 But if it is (E)by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then (F)the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or (G)how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed (H)he may plunder his house.

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25 Jesus knew their thoughts(A) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(B) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(C) by whom do your people(D) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(E) has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

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And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
    (A)and they will fight, each against another
    and each against his neighbor,
    city against city, kingdom against kingdom;
and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
    and I will confound[a] their (B)counsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
    and (C)the mediums and the necromancers;

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  1. Isaiah 19:3 Or I will swallow up

“I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—
    brother will fight against brother,(A)
    neighbor against neighbor,
    city against city,
    kingdom against kingdom.(B)
The Egyptians will lose heart,(C)
    and I will bring their plans(D) to nothing;(E)
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
    the mediums and the spiritists.(F)

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20 (A)They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry,
    and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied;
(B)each devours the flesh of his own arm,
21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh;
    together they are (C)against Judah.
(D)For all this his anger has not turned away,
    and his hand is stretched out still.

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20 On the right they will devour,
    but still be hungry;(A)
on the left they will eat,(B)
    but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[a]:
21     Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;(C)
    together they will turn against Judah.(D)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 9:20 Or arm

23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he (A)who searches mind and heart, and (B)I will give to each of you according to your works.

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23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(A) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(B)

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25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for (A)he himself knew what was in man.

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25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(A) for he knew what was in each person.(B)

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But Jesus, (A)knowing[a] their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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  1. Matthew 9:4 Some manuscripts perceiving

Knowing their thoughts,(A) Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?

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16 The men of Israel fled before Judah, (A)and God gave them into their hand. 17 Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.

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16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered(A) them into their hands. 17 Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men.

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16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. (A)Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents. 17 But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent (B)Hadoram,[a] who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and the people of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 10:18 Spelled Adoram in 1 Kings 12:18

16 When all Israel(A) saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:

“What share do we have in David,(B)
    what part in Jesse’s son?
To your tents, Israel!
    Look after your own house, David!”

So all the Israelites went home. 17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.

18 King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram,[a](C) who was in charge of forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 10:18 Hebrew Hadoram, a variant of Adoniram