13Then 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 adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
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And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
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 followeth not us.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, …
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-20)The preachers of the gospel were sent forth to carry on a war against Satan, and therein Christ went forth conquering and to conquer . The casting of evil spirits out of those that were possessed was one instance of Christ’s victory over Satan; but, to show in how many ways Christ triumphed over that great enemy, we have here in these verses two remarkable instances of the conquest of Satan, not o…
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