Matthew 12:27
And if I cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
26if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
28but if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then certainly the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Cross References
Matthew 12:41So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas 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 thee with us.
Luke 19:22But he said to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant, Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow;
Romans 3:19it saith to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world obnoxious to the justice of 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 →