Matthew 9:34 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

But the Pharisees said, “He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But the Pharisees said, He drives out demons through and with the help of the prince of demons.

American Standard Version (1901)

But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

Common English Bible

But the Pharisees said, “He throws out demons with the authority of the ruler of demons.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of demons does he cast out demons."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

Matthew 9:34 Cross References

Matthew 10:25

A disciple is doing well if he can be [as good] as his teacher, and the slave [as good] as his master. If they have called the master of the house [i.e., Jesus] Beelzebub [i.e., the chief of evil spirits. See Mark 3:22], how much more [likely] will they call members of his household [i.e., the disciples] the same thing!

Matthew 11:18

For when John came, he did not eat or drink [on festive occasions] and people said, ‘He is dominated by an evil spirit.’

Matthew 12:22

Then a person dominated by an evil spirit, who was [also] blind and mute, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he was able [both] to speak and see [again].

Matthew 12:27

And if I drive out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, by whom do they [i.e., your people] drive them out? So, they become your judges.

Mark 3:22

And the experts in the Law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], “He has Beelzebub [in him],” and “He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits.”

Luke 11:15

But some of the people said, “He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits.”

John 3:20

For every person who practices evil things hates the light [of truth] and does not come to it, for fear of having his deeds exposed [as sinful].

John 7:20

[Someone from] the crowd answered, “You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?”