Matthew 12:34 Themes and Topics

Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips. (Psalm 5:9) Verse Concepts

His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue. Verse Concepts

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good. Verse Concepts

The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction). Verse Concepts

There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue. Verse Concepts

His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. Verse Concepts

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure. Verse Concepts

Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble. Verse Concepts

You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Verse Concepts

Jehovah loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be destroyed. Verse Concepts

You ruined your country and killed your own people. For that reason, you will not be buried like other kings. None of your evil family will survive. Verse Concepts

You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Verse Concepts

No mater how many his children, their fate is the sword. His offspring will never have enough to eat. Verse Concepts

You will destroy their children from the earth and their offspring from among the sons of man. Verse Concepts

But come here, you sons of the witch, you offspring of the adulterer and the prostitute! Verse Concepts

Someone possessed with a demon, blind and dumb was brought to him. He healed him and the dumb man spoke and could see. The crowds were amazed, and said: Can this be the son of David? When the Pharisees heard it, they said: This man casts out demons by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons. read more.
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed. Every city or house divided against itself will not stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How will his kingdom stand? If I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Let them be your judges. But if I cast out demons by God's Spirit, then the kingdom of God has come to you. How can one enter into the house of a strong man and steal his things, except he first tie up the strong man? Then he can rob his house. He that is not with me is against me. And he that does not gather with me, scatters. Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men. But the blasphemy against God's Spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come. Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. The fruit a tree produces provides its reputation. You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man performs good things out of his good treasure. The evil man performs evil things out of his evil treasure. I tell you there will be an account in the Judgment Day for every careless word that men say. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

Also present was Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he went into a house. The crowd gathered so close that they did not have time for bread. When his own people heard of this they went to apprehend him. They said: He has lost his senses. read more.
Scribes that came down from Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebub. He casts out demons by the prince of the demons. Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in illustrations. He asked: How could Satan cast out Satan? When a kingdom is divided against itself that kingdom cannot stand. When a house is divided against itself it will not be able to stand. If Satan has risen up against himself, he is divided, cannot stand and will come to an end. No one can enter into the house of the strong man and steal his property unless he first captures the strong man. Then he will steal his property. I tell you sins will be forgiven of the sons of men, and their evil talk will be forgiven. But whoever speaks evil and defames Holy Spirit will not be forgiven but is guilty of an eternal sin. They exclaimed: He has an unclean spirit!

He cast out a demon from a dumb man. When the demon left the man he spoke and the crowds were astonished. Some of them said: Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts out demons.

He knew their thoughts. So he told them: Every kingdom that is divided is destroyed. A house divided against itself falls. If Satan is divided against himself how will his kingdom stand? You say I cast out demons with the help of Beelzebub. If Beelzebub helps me cast out demons, who helps your sons cast them out? They will be your judges. read more.
If I use the finger (power) (Spirit) (Exodus 31:18) (2 Corinthians 3:3) of God to cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you? When the fully armed strong man guards his own palace, his goods are safe. When some one stronger comes to him and overpowers him he takes away his armor and steels his possessions. He who is not with me is against me. He who does not help me gather actually scatters.

Someone possessed with a demon, blind and dumb was brought to him. He healed him and the dumb man spoke and could see. The crowds were amazed, and said: Can this be the son of David? When the Pharisees heard it, they said: This man casts out demons by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons. read more.
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed. Every city or house divided against itself will not stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How will his kingdom stand? If I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Let them be your judges. But if I cast out demons by God's Spirit, then the kingdom of God has come to you. How can one enter into the house of a strong man and steal his things, except he first tie up the strong man? Then he can rob his house. He that is not with me is against me. And he that does not gather with me, scatters. Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men. But the blasphemy against God's Spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come. Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. The fruit a tree produces provides its reputation. You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man performs good things out of his good treasure. The evil man performs evil things out of his evil treasure. I tell you there will be an account in the Judgment Day for every careless word that men say. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

Also present was Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he went into a house. The crowd gathered so close that they did not have time for bread. When his own people heard of this they went to apprehend him. They said: He has lost his senses. read more.
Scribes that came down from Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebub. He casts out demons by the prince of the demons. Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in illustrations. He asked: How could Satan cast out Satan? When a kingdom is divided against itself that kingdom cannot stand. When a house is divided against itself it will not be able to stand. If Satan has risen up against himself, he is divided, cannot stand and will come to an end. No one can enter into the house of the strong man and steal his property unless he first captures the strong man. Then he will steal his property. I tell you sins will be forgiven of the sons of men, and their evil talk will be forgiven. But whoever speaks evil and defames Holy Spirit will not be forgiven but is guilty of an eternal sin. They exclaimed: He has an unclean spirit!

He cast out a demon from a dumb man. When the demon left the man he spoke and the crowds were astonished. Some of them said: Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts out demons. Others tested him demanding a sign from heaven. read more.
He knew their thoughts. So he told them: Every kingdom that is divided is destroyed. A house divided against itself falls. If Satan is divided against himself how will his kingdom stand? You say I cast out demons with the help of Beelzebub. If Beelzebub helps me cast out demons, who helps your sons cast them out? They will be your judges. If I use the finger (power) (Spirit) (Exodus 31:18) (2 Corinthians 3:3) of God to cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you? When the fully armed strong man guards his own palace, his goods are safe. When some one stronger comes to him and overpowers him he takes away his armor and steels his possessions. He who is not with me is against me. He who does not help me gather actually scatters. When an unclean spirit leaves a man it passes through desolate places. It seeks rest and finds none. It says, 'I will return from where I came.' When he returns he finds the place swept and adorned. He then takes seven other spirits more evil than himself and they enter in and dwell. The last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

The unclean spirits fell down before him and cried: You are the Son of God. Verse Concepts

Next, a dumb man possessed with a demon was brought to him. When the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke. The crowd marveled, saying: We have never seen anything like this in Israel!