Bible verse
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Matthew 12:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 12.
20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
21 In His name the nations will put their hope.”
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?
27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
KJV
But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
ASV
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
ERV
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
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