20But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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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