Matthew 12:28

But if I in the Spirit of God cast out fiends, then the kingdom of God is come into you [or is come among you]. (But if I by the Spirit of God throw out devils and demons, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

In Context

27And if I in Beelzebub cast out devils, in whom, [or by whose might], (do) your sons cast (them) out? Therefore they shall be your doomsmen (or And so they shall be your judges).

29Either how may any man enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his vessels, [no] but he first bind the strong man, and then he shall spoil his house? (Or how can any man enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his things? first he must bind up the strong man, and then he can rob his house.)

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Cross References

Daniel 2:44Forsooth in the days of those realms, (the) God of heaven shall raise (up) a realm, that shall not be destroyed without end, and his realm shall not be given to another people; it shall make less, and (shall) waste all these realms, and it shall stand without end,

Matthew 6:33Therefore seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his rightwiseness, and all these things shall be cast to you. (And so seek first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these other things shall be thrown, or shall come, unto you.)

Matthew 21:31Who of the twain did the father’s will? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly I say to you, for publicans and whores shall go before you into the kingdom of God. (Which of the two did the father’s will? They said to him, The first one. Then Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes now go ahead of you into the Kingdom of God.)

Mark 1:15and said, That the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God shall come nigh; do ye penance [or forthink ye], and believe ye to the gospel. (and said, The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God hath come near; repent, and believe the Gospel or the Good News.)

Mark 16:17And these tokens [or these signs] shall (pur)sue them, that believe. In my name they shall cast out fiends; they shall speak with new tongues; (And these signs shall follow those who believe. In my name they shall throw out devils and demons; they shall speak in new and strange languages;)

Luke 9:2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal sick men.

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 →

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