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Matthew 12:27

Satan

25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29 Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
KJV
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
WEB
If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
ASV
And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your⁺ sons cast [them] out? Because of this, they will be your⁺ judges.
ÅB
Og hvis jeg driver ut onde ånder ut ved Be'elsebul, ved hvem er det da deres barn driver dem ut? Derfor skal de være deres dommere.
OTB
Og hvis jeg driver ut demoner ved Beelzebul, ved hvem driver deres sønner dem ut? Derfor skal de være deres dommere.
B1930
Og driver jeg de onde ånder ut ved Be'elsebul, ved hvem er det da eders barn driver dem ut? Derfor skal de være eders dommere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 9:38–39

    John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  • Acts 19:13–16

    Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

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  • Luke 9:49–50

    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  • Luke 11:19

    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

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  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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  • Matthew 12:41–42

    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

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  • Luke 19:22

    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

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