Matthew 9:34

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“But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.””

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BSBPD

“But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“but the Pharisees said, `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 9:34 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 12:23The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
  2. 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.”
  3. Luke 11:15but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
  4. John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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