Matthew 12:24,27 - Compare All Versions

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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

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

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”

And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

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

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

But the Pharisees, when they heard the report, were cynical. “Black magic,” they said. “Some devil trick he’s pulled from his sleeve.”

Jesus confronted their slander. “A judge who gives opposite verdicts on the same person cancels himself out; a family that’s in a constant squabble disintegrates; if Satan banishes Satan, is there any Satan left? If you’re slinging devil mud at me, calling me a devil kicking out devils, doesn’t the same mud stick to your own exorcists?

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

And if by Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”

If I cast out the demons by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan), by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.