Matthew 12:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.””
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“But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“but the Pharisees having heard, said, `This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 12:24 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 109:20May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
- Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
- Mark 3:22And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
- Luke 11:15but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
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