Parallel Verses New International Version And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. King James Bible And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. Darby Bible Translation And if *I* cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges. World English Bible If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. Young's Literal Translation 'And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast out? because of this they -- they shall be your judges. Matthew 12:27 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleBy whom do your children cast them out? - Children, or sons of the prophets, means the disciples of the prophets; and children or sons of the Pharisees, disciples of the Pharisees. From Acts 19:13, Acts 19:14, it is evident there were exorcists among the Jews, and, from our Lord's saying here, it is also evident that the disciples of the Pharisees did east out demons, or, at least, those who educated them wished to have it believed that they had such a power. Our Lord's argument here is extremely conclusive: If the man who casts out demons proves himself thereby to be in league with and influenced by Satan, then your disciples, and you who taught them, are all of you in league with the devil: ye must either give up your assertion, that I cast out demons by Beelzebul, or else admit this conclusion, in its fullest force and latitude, that ye are all children of the devil, and leagued with him against God. Envy causes persons often to condemn in one, what they approve in another. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Beelzebub. by whom. they. Library An Attempt to Account for Jesus'But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons.'--MATT. xii. 24. Mark's Gospel tells us that this astonishing explanation of Christ and His work was due to the ingenious malice of an ecclesiastical deputation, sent down from Jerusalem to prevent the simple folk in Galilee from being led away by this new Teacher. They must have been very hard put to it to explain undeniable but unwelcome facts, when they hazarded such a preposterous … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture 'A Greater than Solomon' What are Evidences of Backsliding in Heart. Lesser and Fuller Forms. Cross References Matthew 4:24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons." Matthew 10:25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household! Acts 19:13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out." Jump to Previous Beelzeboul Beelzebub Beelzebul Be-El'zebul Cast Children Demons Devils Disciples Drive Evil Expel Judges Power Reason SpiritsJump to Next Beelzeboul Beelzebub Beelzebul Be-El'zebul Cast Children Demons Devils Disciples Drive Evil Expel Judges Power Reason SpiritsLinks Matthew 12:27 NIVMatthew 12:27 NLT Matthew 12:27 ESV Matthew 12:27 NASB Matthew 12:27 KJV Matthew 12:27 Bible Apps Matthew 12:27 Biblia Paralela Matthew 12:27 Chinese Bible Matthew 12:27 French Bible Matthew 12:27 German Bible Matthew 12:27 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |