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Matthew 12:28
28But if I by [the] Spirit of 1God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of 2God is come upon you.
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
26And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist? 27And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason they shall be your judges. But if I by [the] Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you. 29Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong [man] and plunder his goods, unless first he bind the strong [man]? and then he will plunder his house. 30He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.
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εἰ δὲ ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, ἄρα ἔφθασεν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 12:28
- Matthew 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.
- Mark 16:17And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
- Luke 11:20But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
- Acts 10:38Jesus who [was] of Nazareth: how God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and with power; who went through [all quarters] doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say [to him], The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
- Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
- Daniel 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.
- Mark 1:15and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.
- Mark 11:10Blessed [be] the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!
- Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
- Luke 9:2and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
- Luke 10:11Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
- Luke 16:16The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.
- Luke 17:20And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
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
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- 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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