"But ifI castout demonsby the fingerof God,thenthe kingdomof Godhas comeupon you.
Then the magicianssaidto Pharaoh,"Thisis the fingerof God."But Pharaoh'sheartwas hardened,and he did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
"But ifI castout demonsby the Spiritof God,thenthe kingdomof Godhas comeupon you.
and healthosein it who are sick,and sayto them, 'The kingdomof Godhas come nearto you.'
"Repent,for the kingdomof heavenis at hand."
Eventhe dustof your citywhich clingsto our feetwe wipe off[in protest] against you; yetbe sureof this,that the kingdomof Godhas come near.'
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
[This is] a plain indicationof God'srighteousjudgmentsothat you will be considered worthyof the kingdomof God,for whichindeedyou are suffering.
"And now,behold,I knowthat allof you, amongwhomI went aboutpreachingthe kingdom,will no longerseemy face.
The newsabout Him spreadthroughoutallSyria;and they broughtto Him allwho were ill,those sufferingwith variousdiseasesand pains,demoniacs,epileptics,paralytics;and He healedthem.
"Whena strong[man], fully armed,guardshis ownhouse,his possessionsare undisturbed.
