“Having then uttered His second refutation, He adds also a third, thus saying: "How can one enter into the strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his goods?" For that Satan cannot possibly cast out Satan is evident from what hath been said; but that neither in any o…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 41
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29Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
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27And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
— Matthew 12:29 —
30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.