It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house “Beelzebul,” how much more the members of his household!
Matthew 12:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if I drive out the demons by [help of] Beelzebub, by whose [help] do your sons drive them out? For this reason they shall be your judges. American Standard Version (1901) And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. Common English Bible And if I throw out demons by the authority of Beelzebul, then by whose authority do your followers throw them out? Therefore, they will be your judges. Catholic Public Domain Version And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. |
It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house “Beelzebul,” how much more the members of his household!
Then the news about him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And he healed them.
But the Pharisees said, ‘He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.’
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
‘He told him, “I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, , so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgement. ,