Matthew 12:27

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And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

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  • Mark 9:38-39 : 38 On Jesus’ Side John said to him,“Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said,“Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.
  • Luke 9:49-50 : 49 On the Right Side John answered,“Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him,“Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”
  • Luke 11:19 : 19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
  • Acts 19:13-16 : 13 But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying,“I sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14 (Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.) 15 But the evil spirit replied to them,“I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.
  • Matt 12:41-42 : 41 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now, something greater than Jonah is here! 42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon– and now, something greater than Solomon is here!
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?

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  • Luke 11:17-20
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    17But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.

    18So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

    19Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

    20But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

  • Matt 12:28-31
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    86%

    28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

    29How else can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

    30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

    31For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

  • Matt 12:24-26
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    84%

    24But when the Pharisees heard this they said,“He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

    25Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

    26So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

  • Mark 3:22-23
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    22The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

    23So he called them and spoke to them in parables:“How can Satan cast out Satan?

  • Luke 11:13-15
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    13If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

    14Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

    15But some of them said,“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons!”

  • Matt 9:34
    74%

    34But the Pharisees said,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • John 12:31
    71%

    31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

  • Mark 3:26-27
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    71%

    26And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come.

    27But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

  • Luke 10:17
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    17Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying,“Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”

  • Matt 17:18-19
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    18Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

  • Luke 9:40
    70%

    40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”

  • Luke 9:1
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    1The Sending of the Twelve Apostles After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

  • Luke 9:42
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    42As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

  • Matt 8:12
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    12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • Matt 12:37
    69%

    37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

  • Mark 3:30
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    30(because they said,“He has an unclean spirit”).

  • Matt 8:31
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    31Then the demons begged him,“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

  • Luke 11:23
    69%

    23Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

  • Matt 10:25
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    25It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house‘Beelzebul,’ how much worse will they call the members of his household!

  • Mark 3:15
    69%

    15and to have authority to cast out demons.

  • Matt 12:33
    68%

    33Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

  • Luke 4:36
    68%

    36They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

  • Matt 7:11
    68%

    11If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

  • Matt 7:20
    68%

    20So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

  • Luke 4:41
    68%

    41Demons also came out of many, crying out,“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

  • Matt 7:22
    68%

    22On that day, many will say to me,‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’

  • Rev 16:14
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    14For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

  • Mark 1:39
    68%

    39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

  • Matt 10:1
    68%

    1Sending Out the Twelve Apostles Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

  • Mark 9:28
    68%

    28Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

  • Mark 1:23
    68%

    23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • John 6:70
    68%

    70Jesus replied,“Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”

  • Mark 1:27
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    27They were all amazed so that they asked each other,“What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

  • Matt 12:45
    68%

    45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!”

  • Mark 13:12
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    12Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

  • Mark 3:11
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    11And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”

  • Luke 8:30
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    30Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.