25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
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But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-42)All these verses relate to the sufferings of Christ’s ministers in their work, which they are here taught to expect, and prepare for; they are directed also how to bear them, and how to go on with their work in the midst of them. This part of the sermon looks further than to their present mission; for we find not that they met with any great hardships or persecutions while Christ was with them, no…
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