Matthew 12:28

Matthew 12:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Context of Matthew 12:28

26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. If 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. 30Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.

Matthew 12:28 word by word

εἰ δὲ ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, ἄρα ἔφθασεν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thenἄραara · thereforeG686
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• is comeφθάνωphthanō · to precede/arriveG5348
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Matthew 12:28

• Matthew 12:18Here is my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
• Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
• Luke 11:20If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the devil, because God was with him.
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
• Matthew 21:31Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
• Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
• Daniel 2:44“In the days of those kings, the God of the heavens will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.
• Daniel 7:14He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that those of every people, nation, and language should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.
• Mark 1:15“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
• Mark 11:10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
• Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
• Luke 9:2Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
• Luke 10:11‘We are wiping off even the dust of your town that clings to our feet as a witness against you. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’
• Luke 16:16“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently invited to enter it.
• Luke 17:20When he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable;

Commentaries on Matthew 12:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God - Perhaps the Spirit of God is here mentioned by way of opposition to the magical incantations of the Jews; for it is well known that by fumigations and magical washings, they professed to cast out devils. See a case mentioned by Schoettgen on this verse. Then the kingdom of God - For the destruction of the kingdom of Satan plainly implies the setting up of the kingdom of God. Is come unto you - Is come…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. 28The Pharisees were confronted with the kingdom of God and chose to reject it (see Luke 17:20–21; 1 John 3:8). Through his miracles, Jesus showed the power of the kingdom in the present world. But the kingdom will reach its full completion when Christ comes again.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God--In Luke (Lu 11:20) it is, "with (or 'by') the finger of God." This latter expression is just a figurative way of representing the power of God, while the former tells us the living Personal Agent was made use of by the Lord Jesus in every exercise of that power. then--"no doubt" (Lu 11:20). the kingdom of God is come unto you--rather "upon you," as the same expression is rendered in Luke (Lu 11:20):--that…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:28

• Church
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Power
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
• Adulterous
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Devil
• Holy Ghost
• Idle
• Judgment

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