15But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
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But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. …
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-26)The substance of these verses we had in Matt. 12:22 Christ is here giving a general proof of his divine mission, by a particular proof of his power over Satan, his conquest of whom was an indication of his great design in coming into the world, which was, to destroy the works of the devil . Here too he gives an earnest of the success of that undertaking. He is here casting out a devil that made th…
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