Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

But some of the people said, "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits."

New American Standard Bible

But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

King James Version

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

Holman Bible

But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!”

International Standard Version

But some of them said, "He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

A Conservative Version

but some of them said, He casts out the demons by Beelzebub, ruler of the demons.

American Standard Version

But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

Amplified

But some of them said, “He drives out demons by [the power of] Beelzebul (Satan), the ruler of the demons.”

Anderson New Testament

But some of them said: He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

Bible in Basic English

But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

Common New Testament

But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the prince of demons."

Daniel Mace New Testament

but some of them said, he casteth out demons by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

Darby Translation

But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

Godbey New Testament

And certain ones of them said, He casts out the demon through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

Goodspeed New Testament

But some of them said, "It is with the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons, that he drives the demons out."

John Wesley New Testament

But some of them said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub the prince of the devils:

Julia Smith Translation

And certain of them said, By Beelzebul ruler of demons he casts out demons.

King James 2000

But some of them said, He casts out demons through Beelzebub the chief of the demons.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But some of them said, "By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!"

Modern King James verseion

But some of them said, He casts out demons through Beelzebub the chief of the demons.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But some of them said, "He casteth out devils by the power of Beelzebub, the chief of the devils."

Moffatt New Testament

but some of them said, "It is by Beelzebul the prince of daemons that he casts out daemons."

Montgomery New Testament

But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he cast out demons."

NET Bible

But some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons."

New Heart English Bible

But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

Noyes New Testament

But some of them said, He casteth out the demons through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons;

Sawyer New Testament

But some of them said, He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons;

The Emphasized Bible

but, some from among them, said - In Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But some of them said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But some of them said: "He drives out demons by the help of Baal-zebub, the chief of the demons";

Webster

But some of them said, He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.

Weymouth New Testament

But some among them said, "It is by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of the demons, that he expels the demons."

Williams New Testament

But some of them said, "It is with the help of Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that He is driving the demons out."

World English Bible

But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

Worrell New Testament

But some of them said, "By Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, He is casting out the demons."

Worsley New Testament

But some of them said, He casteth out demons by Beelzebub the prince of demons:

Youngs Literal Translation

and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709


Usage: 0

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

ἐκβάλλω 
Ekballo 
Usage: 43

δαιμόνιον 
Daimonion 
Usage: 46

ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Βεελζεβούλ 
Beelzeboul 
Usage: 3

the chief
ἄρχων 
Archon 
Usage: 32

References

Context Readings

A House Divided Cannot Stand

14 [Once] Jesus was driving out an evil spirit from a [man who was] mute. And it happened when the evil spirit left [him] that the [former] mute began to speak. And the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of the people said, "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits." 16 Then others, trying to test Him, asked Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.

Cross References

Matthew 9:34

But the Pharisees said, "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

Matthew 10:25

A disciple is doing well if he can be [as good] as his teacher, and the slave [as good] as his master. If they have called the master of the house [i.e., Jesus] Beelzebub [i.e., the chief of evil spirits. See Mark 3:22], how much more [likely] will they call members of his household [i.e., the disciples] the same thing!

Matthew 12:24-30

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man does not drive out evil spirits except by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits."

Mark 3:22-30

And the experts in the law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], "He has Beelzebub [in him]," and "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

Luke 11:18-19

And if Satan also is divided against himself, how [then] can his kingdom stand? I tell you this because you are saying that I drove out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub.

John 7:20

[Someone from] the crowd answered, "You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?"

John 8:48

The Jews answered and said to Jesus, "Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan [See note on 4:9], and are dominated by an evil spirit?"

John 8:52

The Jews [i.e., the authorities] replied, "Now we know that you are dominated by an evil spirit. Abraham and the prophets [all] died and [yet] you are saying, 'If a person obeys my message, he will never experience death.'

John 10:20

Many of them said, "This man is dominated by an evil spirit; he is crazy, why listen to him?"

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