Matthew 12:27
And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
26And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Cross References
Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 9:49And John answered, Master, we saw someone casting out devils in your name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow along with us.
Luke 19:22And he said to him, Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be held accountable to God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38
The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →