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 against himself,  he  is  divided  and  cannot  stand,  but  hath  an  end. But if  I,  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  cast  out  devils,  then  is  the  kingdom of God  come  upon  you.

“I say  to  you,  whosoever  shall  speak  a word  against  the  Son of Man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him;  but  he  that  shall  speak  against the Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him,  neither  in  this world, nor  in  the  world  to  come.”

Then a certain  woman  from  the  crowd,  hearing  what  Jesus said, cried  out:  “Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bore  Thee,  and  the breasts that  gave  Thee  suck.”  But  Jesus  said:  “Yea,  rather  blessed are they  who  hear  the  word  of  God  and  keep  it.”

Then some  of  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees  asked  Him: “Master, we would  see  a sign  from  Thee.”  Jesus  said  to  them:  “An adulterous generation  seeketh  a sign:  and  a sign  shall  not  be given  to  it,  but  the  sign  of  Jonas  the  prophet. For as  Jonas was in  the  whale’s  belly  three  days  and  three  nights,  so  shall  the Son of  Man  be  in  the  heart  of  the  earth,  three  days  and  three nights. The men  of  Ninive  shall  rise  in  judgment  with  this  generation, and shall  condemn  it; because  they  did  penance  at  the  preaching of Jonas;  and  behold,  a greater  than  Jonas  is  here. The Queen of the  south  shall  rise  in  judgment  with  this  generation,  and