Matthew 10:25
23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
26 So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
- KJV
- It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
- WEB
- It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
- ASV
- It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household!
- DARBY
- [It is] sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?
- BLB
- Aufficient to the disciple [is] that he may become like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the master of the house they have called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
- ÅB
- Det er nok for disippelen at han blir som mesteren sin, og tjeneren som herren sin. Om de har kalt husets overhode Beelsebul, så vil de gjøre det enda mer mot husfolket hans?
- OTB
- Det er nok for disippelen å være som sin lærer, og tjeneren som sin herre. Hvis de har kalt husets herre Beelzebul, hvor mye mer vil de ikke snakke ondt om hans husfolk!
- B1930
- det er nok for disippelen at han blir som sin mester, og tjeneren som sin herre; har de kalt husbonden Be'elsebul, hvor meget mere da hans husfolk!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 11:15
but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
Read in contextMatthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
Read in contextMatthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Read in contextJohn 7:20
“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
Read in contextMark 3:22
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Read in contextJohn 8:48
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
Read in contextJohn 8:52
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
Read in contextJohn 10:20
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
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