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Matthew 9:34
34But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 9:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
Context of Matthew 9:34
32Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him. 33When the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.” 35Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. 36When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.
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οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον· ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 9:34
- Matthew 12:23All the crowds were astounded and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- Mark 3:22The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
- Luke 11:15But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
- John 3:20For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
Commentaries on Matthew 9:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils - This verse is wanting in both the Greek and Latin of the C. Bezae, in another copy of the Itala, and in Hilary and Juvencus. But see on Matthew 12:24; (note). It is a consummate piece of malice to attribute the works of God to the devil. Envy cannot suffer the approbation which is given to the excellencies of others. Those whose hearts are possessed by this vice speak the very language of the devil…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils - That is, Beelzebub. See the notes at Matthew 12:24. They did not deny the reality of the miracle or the facts in the case, but they ascribed what was done to the power of the great leader of the fallen host, as if Jesus were in league with him. For the manner in which the Saviour met that reasoning, see the notes at Matthew 12:25-28.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-34Verses 32-34 Of the two, better a dumb devil than a blaspheming one. Christ's cures strike at the root, and remove the effect by taking away the cause; they open the lips, by breaking Satan's power in the soul. Nothing can convince those who are under the power of pride. They will believe anything, however false or absurd, rather than the Holy Scriptures; thus they show the enmity of their hearts against a holy God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-34The Messiah's actions inspire faith, surprise, and sometimes mocking rejection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils--"the demons through the prince of the demons." This seems to be the first muttering of a theory of such miracles which soon became a fixed mode of calumniating them--a theory which would be ridiculous if it were not melancholy as an outburst of the darkest malignity. (See on Mt 12:24, &c.). Mt 9:35-10:5. Third Galilean Circuit--Mission of the Twelve Apostles. As the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 9
- 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
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