Matthew 12:27 Parallel Translations

If I force demons out of people with the help of Beelzebul, who helps your followers force them out? That's why they will be your judges.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

ASV:

And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

BBE:

And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

DBY:

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

ERV:

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

WEY:

And if it is by Baal-zebul's power that I expel the demons, by whose power do your disciples expel them? They therefore shall be your judges.

WBS:

And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children expel them? therefore they shall be your judges.

WEB:

If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

YLT:

'And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast out? because of this they -- they shall be your judges.

Matthew 12:27 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees were saying, "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

Acts 19:13 But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

12:27 By whom do your children cast [them] out? There were Jewish exorcists who professed to cast out demons. Josephus tells of one named Eleazar, whom he says did cast them out. Christ does not say whether they did or not, but argues: If I, by Satan, cast out demons, by whom do your own exorcists, whom you assert have this power, cast them out ? Compare Ac 19:13.

WES:

12:27 By whom do your children - That is, disciples, cast them out - It seems, some of them really did this; although the sons of Sceva could not. Therefore shall they be your judge - Ask them, if Satan will cast out Satan: let even them be judges in this matter. And they shall convict you of obstinacy and partiality, who impute that in me to Beelzebub, which in them you impute to God. Beside, how can I rob him of his subjects, till I have conquered him? The kingdom of God is come upon you - Unawares; before you expected: so the word implies.

MHC:

12:22-30 A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided against itself; how then could it stand! And if they said that Jesus cast out devils by the prince of the devils, they could not prove that their children cast them out by any other power. There are two great interests in the world; and when unclean spirits are cast out by the Holy Spirit, in the conversion of sinners to a life of faith and obedience, the kingdom of God is come unto us. All who do not aid or rejoice in such a change are against Christ.

CONC:

Baal-zebul's Beelzeboul Beelzebub Beelzebul Be-el'zebul Cast Demons Devils Disciples Drive Evil Expel Judges Power Reason Sons Spirits

Beelzeboul Beelzebub Beelzebul Be-El'zebul Cast Children Demons Devils Disciples Drive Evil Expel Judges Power Reason Spirits

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