Matthew 12:27

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
I	ἐγὼ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
by	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Beelzebub	Βεελζεβοὺλ Beelzeboul	G954	dung-god · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
cast out	ἐκβάλλω ekballō	G1544	to eject (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
devils	δαιμόνια, daimonia	G1140	a dæmonic being · noun — accusative plural neuter
by	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
whom do	τίνι tini	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — dative singular masculine
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
children	υἱοὶ huioi	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — nominative plural masculine
cast	ἐκβάλλουσιν; ekballousin	G1544	to eject (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
out	ἐκβάλλω ekbállō	G1544	to eject (literally or figuratively)
therefore	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
they	αὐτοὶ autoi	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative plural masculine
shall be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
judges	κριταὶ kritai	G2923	a judge (genitive case or specially) · noun — nominative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Mark 9:38-39 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he fol…
Acts 19:13-16 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We…
Luke 9:49-50 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
Luke 11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the worl…
Matthew 12:41-42 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,…
Luke 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:22-37

In these verses we have, I. Christ's glorious conquest of Satan, in the gracious cure of one who, by the divine permission, was under his power, and in his possession, Mat 12:22. Here observe, 1. The man's case was very sad; he was possessed with a devil. More cases of this kind occurred in Christ's time than usual, that Christ's power might be the more magnified, and his purpose the more manifested, in opposing and dispossessing Satan; and that it might the more evidently appear, that he came to destroy the works of the devil. This poor man that was possessed was blind and dumb; a miserable case! he could neither see to help himself, nor speak to others to help him. A soul under Satan's pow…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 12:27

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children--"your sons," meaning here the "disciples" or pupils of the Pharisees, who were so termed after the familiar language of the Old Testament in speaking of the sons of the prophets (Kg1 20:35; Kg2 2:3, &c.). Our Lord here seems to admit that such works were wrought by them; in which case the Pharisees stood self-condemned, as expressed in Luke (Luk 11:19), "Therefore shall they be your judges."

John Gill on Matthew 12:27

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils,.... As the Pharisees asserted, and would have the people believe; for this is not allowed, only for argument sake supposed: by whom do your children cast them out? meaning not the apostles and disciples of Christ, the children of the Jews, to whom Christ gave power of casting out devils, and who had exercised it in his name; and therefore argues, if they in his name cast out devils, why could he not do it himself, without the help of Satan? wherefore these would be judges against them: but, no doubt, the Pharisees had no better opinion of the disciples, and of their ejection of devils, than of Christ; wherefore, it is not likely, that our Lord should a…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Or, because the Apostles well knew within their own conscience that they had learnt no evil art from Him.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And they are worthily appointed judges over them, to whom Christ is found to have given that power over the dæmons, which it was denied that He had. If then the disciples work by Christ, and Christ by the Spirit of God, already is the kingdom of God transferred to the Apostles through the office of the Mediator.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Quæst. Ev. i. 5.) Whence the sense might be this, If I by Beelzebub vast out dæmons, then, according to your own opinion, the kingdom of God is come upon you, for the kingdom of the Devil, being thus divided against itself, cannot stand. Thus calling that the kingdom of God, in which the wicked are condemned, and are separated from the faithful, who are now doing penitence for their sins.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Beelzebub — (Gr. form Beel’zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning “the…
Devil — (Gr. diabolos), a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man’s spiritual interest (Job 1:6; Rev. 2:10; Zech. 3:1). He is called also “the accuser of the brethen” (Rev. 12:10). In Lev. 17:7 the word “devil” is…
Exorcist — (Acts 19:13). “In that sceptical and therefore superstitious age professional exorcist abounded. Many of these professional exorcists were disreputable Jews, like Simon in Samaria and Elymas in…
Beelzebub · The prince of — The prince of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:22-37

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 12:27

John Gill on Matthew 12:27

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:22-37

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 12:27

John Gill on Matthew 12:27

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 12:27