Matthew 12:24,34 - 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.”

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

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

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

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.”

You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.

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

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow   of the heart.

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

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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

Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

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

“You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”

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

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart.

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

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

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

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.