Matthew 12:27

Matthew 12:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
• New International Version (NIV)And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

Context of Matthew 12:27

25Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 28If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

Matthew 12:27 word by word

καὶ εἰ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν; διὰ τοῦτο αὐτοὶ κριταὶ ἔσονται ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BeelzebubΒεελζεβούλBeelzeboul · BeelzebulG954
• cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• whom doτίςtis · which?G5101
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• judgesκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923

Cross-references for Matthew 12:27

• Matthew 12:24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
• Mark 9:38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”
• Luke 9:49John responded, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”
• Luke 11:19And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
• Acts 19:13Now some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!”
• Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching; and look — something greater than Jonah is here.
• Luke 19:22“He told him, ‘I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27By whom do your children cast them out? - Children, or sons of the prophets, means the disciples of the prophets; and children or sons of the Pharisees, disciples of the Pharisees. From Acts 19:13, Acts 19:14, it is evident there were exorcists among the Jews, and, from our Lord's saying here, it is also evident that the disciples of the Pharisees did east out demons, or, at least, those who educated them wished to have it believed that they had such a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26. Matthew 12:23 Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided against itself; how then could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27your sons: Jesus forced them to think consistently. If Satan's power casts out demons, then the disciples of the Pharisees were just as guilty, since they too cast out demons (see Acts 19:13–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. 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 (1Ki 20:35; 2Ki 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 (Lu 11:19), "Therefore shall they be your…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:27

• Beelzebub
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Beelzebub
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Devil
• Exorcist
• Idle
• Judgment
• Restore
• Sin

Commentaries on Matthew 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings