Matthew 12:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.

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  • Luke 11:20 : 20 But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
  • Matt 12:18 : 18 See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.
  • Matt 21:31 : 31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
  • Matt 21:43 : 43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
  • Col 1:13 : 13 Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
  • Mark 1:15 : 15 And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
  • Mark 11:10 : 10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.
  • Mark 16:17 : 17 And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
  • Luke 9:2 : 2 And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.
  • Luke 10:11 : 11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
  • Luke 17:20-21 : 20 And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation: 21 And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
  • Dan 7:14 : 14 And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

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  • Luke 11:17-21
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    17But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.

    18If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

    19And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

    20But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

    21When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:

  • Matt 12:24-27
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    86%

    24But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

    25And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction.

    26And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

    27And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

  • Matt 12:29-30
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    29Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

    30Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.

  • Mark 3:22-23
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    77%

    22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

    23And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

  • Luke 11:14-15
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    14And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

    15But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

  • Matt 9:34
    74%

    34But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • Luke 10:9
    74%

    9And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

  • Mark 5:8
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    8For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

  • Mark 3:26-27
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    26And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

    27But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

  • Mark 1:25-26
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    72%

    25And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

    26And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

  • Luke 4:35-36
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    72%

    35And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

    36And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

  • Mark 1:39
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    39And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

  • Luke 9:1
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    1And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.

  • Matt 8:28
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    28And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.

  • Mark 9:28-29
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    28And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out?

    29And he said to them, Nothing will make this sort come out but prayer.

  • Matt 17:19
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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?

  • Matt 8:16
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    16And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;

  • John 12:31
    70%

    31Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.

  • Matt 10:1
    70%

    1And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.

  • Mark 3:15
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    15And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

  • Luke 9:42
    70%

    42And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

  • Luke 10:17
    70%

    17And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.

  • Mark 1:23
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    23And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,

  • Luke 8:26
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    26And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

  • Mark 9:25
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    25And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

  • Matt 8:31
    70%

    31And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.

  • Rev 16:14
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    14For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.

  • Mark 3:11
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    11And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

  • Luke 10:11
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    11Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

  • Luke 4:41
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    41And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

  • Luke 4:33
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    33And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

  • 1 Cor 4:20
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    20For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

  • Luke 8:29
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    29For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

  • Luke 8:36
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    36And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

  • Mark 1:34
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    34And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

  • Acts 10:38
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    38About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.