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Matthew 12:24

Matthew 12:24 is verse 24 of Matthew chapter 12, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

WH Beezeboul; Vulgate Beelzebub; also in verse 27

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King James Version

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

World English Bible

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”

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Matthew 12:22–26 · Berean Standard Bible

22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

23 The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Matthew 9:34

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

Mark 3:22

And 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 11:15

but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

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