It is sufficient for the disciple that he should be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household?
Matthew 12:24 - The Text-Critical English New Testament But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, that this man casts out demons.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This Man drives out demons only by and with the help of Beelzebub, the prince of demons. American Standard Version (1901) But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. Common English Bible When the Pharisees heard, they said, “This man throws out demons only by the authority of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” Catholic Public Domain Version But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out the devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. |
It is sufficient for the disciple that he should be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household?
As they were going away, behold, a mute man possessed by a demon was brought to Jesus.
But the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
Now Jesus was casting out a demon that made a certain man mute. When the demon came out, the mute man began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.
But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons.”