Matthew Chapter 9 verse 34 Holy Bible
But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
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But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.
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But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.
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But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
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But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."
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but the Pharisees said, `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 34. - But the Pharisees said (vide supra). If the verse be genuine here, the thought, of course, is that the only effect of Christ's miracles upon the Pharisees was to drive them to open blasphemy and wanton opposition to the evidence of plain facts, as is brought out at length in Matthew 12:24-32. He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils; by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils (Revised Version); which indicates the true order of the words in the Greek. Through. The Revised Version margin, in, is more literal. The Pharisees assert not only that Jesus effected this cure by the instrumentality of Satan, but by means of union with him.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(34) Through the prince of the devils.--In Matthew 12:24-30 the charge reappears, with the addition of the name of "Beelzebub," as the prince of the devils; and, together with our Lord's answer to it, will be better discussed in the Notes on those verses. Here it will be enough to note the coincidence with Matthew 10:25, which shows that the accusation had been brought before the mission of the Twelve, related in the following chapter.