It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Matthew 12:27 - King James 2000 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall 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 the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with demons, and those that were epileptic, and those that were paralytic; and he healed them.
But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons through the prince of the demons.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
And he said unto him, Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
Now we know that whatsoever things the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.