Matthew 9:34

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

32But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon. 33And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons. 35And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness. 36But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

Matthew 9:34 word by word

οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον· ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.¶Read the interlinear

• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• princeἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758

Cross-references for Matthew 9:34

• Matthew 12:23And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?
• Mark 3:22And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.
• Luke 11:15But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.
• John 3:20For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;

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

Topics related to Matthew 9:34

• Accusation, False
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan

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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