Matthew 12:27
And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children expel them ? therefore they shall be your judges.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
26And if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to 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, a greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 9:49And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
Luke 19:22And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest me to be an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever things the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before 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 →