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Matthew 12:23-25
EasyEnglish Bible
Matthew 12:23-25
EasyEnglish Bible
23 When Jesus did this, all the people were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Maybe this man is the Son of David that God will send to us. Could that be true?’
24 The Pharisees also heard about what had happened. They said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people only because Beelzebul gives him authority.[a] That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits.’
25 Jesus knew what the Pharisees were thinking. So he said to them, ‘If armies in a country fight each other, then they will destroy their own country. If people in one city or in one family fight each other, then they will destroy their own city or family.
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- 12:24 Beelzebul is another name for Satan.
Matthew 12:23-25
New International Version
Matthew 12:23-25
New International Version
23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(A)
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(B) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(C)
25 Jesus knew their thoughts(D) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
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