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

³⁴ 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

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, He drives out demons through and with the help of the prince of demons.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

Common English Bible

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He throws out demons with the authority of the ruler of demons.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of demons does he cast out demons."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁴ 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?”