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Matthew 12:28
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If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I cast out deuils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdome of God is come vnto you.
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
"But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
"But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it].
But if I cast out deuils by ye Spirit of God, then is the kingdome of God come vnto you.
"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But when I force out demons by the power of God's Spirit, it proves that God's kingdom has already come to you.
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you!
But if *I* by [the] Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.
But I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, and this shows that God's kingdom has come to you.
And if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come near to you.
No, it is not Beelzebul, but God's Spirit, who gives me the power to drive out demons, which proves that the Kingdom of God has already come upon you.
But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come on you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come on you.
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But if I by the Spirit of Aloha cast forth demons, the kingdom of Aloha hath come nigh upon you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you.
But if I cast out the deuils by the spirite of God: then is the kingdome of God come vpon you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come on you.
But if it be by the Spirit of God that I cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
But if it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I expel the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if Y in the Spirit of God caste out feendis, thanne the kyngdom of God is comen in to you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to you.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
But if I put out demons by the Spirit of God, then the holy nation of God is come to you.
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
But, if, in God's Spirit, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless hath come upon you unawares, the kingdom of God!
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
But if I cast out the devyls by the sprite of God: then is the kyngdome of god come on you?
`But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God.
But yf I cast out the deuyls by the sprete of God then is the kyngdome of God come vpon you.
but if I exorcize devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is set up among you.
"But if it's by God's power that I am sending the evil spirits packing, then God's kingdom is here for sure. How in the world do you think it's possible in broad daylight to enter the house of an awake, able-bodied man and walk off with his possessions unless you tie him up first? Tie him up, though, and you can clean him out.
But if I bust demons out of people by the power of God, then that means that God is right here with ya.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I cast: Matthew 12:18, Mark 16:17, Luke 11:20, Acts 10:38
then: Matthew 6:33, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:43, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:14, Mark 1:15, Mark 11:10, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Luke 9:2, Luke 10:11, Luke 11:20, Luke 16:16, Luke 17:20, Luke 17:21, Romans 14:17, Colossians 1:13, Hebrews 12:28
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:19 - This is Exodus 31:18 - the finger Deuteronomy 9:10 - written with Isaiah 53:12 - will I Luke 11:19 - by John 12:31 - now Acts 1:2 - through Acts 2:22 - which Romans 15:19 - by the 2 Timothy 2:26 - who are Hebrews 9:14 - who
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God,.... As it was certain he did, from the nature, use, and design of such miracles; and it could not be reasonably thought, that Satan would assist in what was so very opposite to his kingdom and interest, and was so serviceable to the cause and glory of Christ. All the three persons had an hand in the miracles of the Messiah; they were done by Christ, in his Father's name, and by the power of the Spirit of God; from which the following inference may be justly deduced,
then the kingdom of God is come unto you: meaning, either the Messiah himself; or rather, his kingdom, the Gospel dispensation, which both Christ and John had declared to be at hand; of which the performing of miracles, particularly the casting out of devils, whereby the kingdom of Satan was so much weakened, was a clear proof.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26.
Matthew 12:23
Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred that he must be the promised Messiah who was able to do this. This inference was drawn by the common people, and not by the proud and haughty Pharisees. It is not uncommon that people of plain common sense, though unlearned, see the true meaning of the Bible, while those who are filled with pride and science, falsely so called, are blinded.
Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard it ... - It was necessary for the Pharisees, who had determined to reject Jesus of Nazareth, to account in “some” way for the miracles he had performed.
Here was a manifest miracle, an exertion of power unquestionably superior to what people could put forth. The common people were fast drawing the proper inference from it, and coming into the belief that this was the Messiah. The authority and power of the Pharisees were declining. Unless, therefore, some way should be devised of accounting for these facts, their influence would be at an end. Whatever way of accounting for them was adopted, it was necessary that they should acknowledge that there was “superhuman power.” The people were fully persuaded of this, and no man could deny it. They therefore ascribed it to the prince of the devils - to Beelzebub. In this they had two objects:
- To concede to the people that here was a “miracle,” or a work above mere human power.
- To throw all possible contempt on Jesus. Beelzebub, or Beelzebul, as it is in the Greek, and correctly rendered in the margin, was an opprobrious name given to the leader of the devils as an expression of supreme contempt. See the notes at Matthew 10:25.
Matthew 12:25, Matthew 12:26
And Jesus knew their thoughts ... - To know the thoughts of the heart belongs only to God, Psalms 139:2; Jeremiah 17:10.
Every kingdom ... - Their subtle and cunning device was completely foiled, and Jesus made their argument recoil on their own heads. A kingdom or a family can prosper only by living in harmony. The different parts and members must unite in promoting the same objects. If divided - if one part undoes what the other does - it must fall. So with the kingdom of Satan. It is your doctrine that Satan has “possessed” these whom I have cured. It is also your doctrine that he has helped me to cure them. If so, then he has helped me to undo what he had done. He has aided me to cast himself out - that is, to oppose and discomfit himself. At this rate, how can there be any stability in his kingdom? It must fall, and Satan must have less than human prudence.
Matthew 12:27
By whom do your children cast them out? - Your disciples; your followers.
See the notes at Matthew 1:1. Christ was not satisfied by showing them the intrinsic absurdity of their argument. He showed them that it might as well be applied to them as to him. your disciples, taught by you and encouraged by you, pretend to cast out devils. If your argument be true that a man who casts out devils must be in league with the devil, then “your disciples” have made a covenant with him also. You must therefore either give up this argument, or admit that the working of miracles is proof of the assistance of God.
Therefore they shall be your judges - They condemn you and your argument. They are conclusive witnesses against the force of your reasoning.
Matthew 12:28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God ... - The Spirit of God, here, means the “power” of God - in Luke, by the “finger” of God.
Compare Exodus 8:19; Psalms 8:3. If this work is not by the aid of Satan, then it is by the aid of God. Then his kingdom, or “reign,” is come, Matthew 3:2. The reign of Satan over people, and the reign of God are in opposition. If God expels Satan from his dominion over people, then his reign has come.
Matthew 12:29
Or else ... - The Saviour makes use of a new illustration to confute the Pharisees, drawn from breaking into a house.
A man could not break into the house of a strong man and take his property unless he had rendered the man himself helpless. If he had taken his goods, it would therefore be sufficient proof that he had bound the man. So I, says he, have taken this “property - this possessed person” - from the dominion of Satan. It is clear proof that I have subdued “Satan himself,” the “strong” being that had him in possession. The words “or else” mean “or how:” “How, or in what way, can one, etc.”
Spoil his goods - The word “spoil” commonly means, now, to corrupt, injure, or destroy. Here it means “to plunder,” to take with violence, as it commonly does in the Bible. See Colossians 2:8, Colossians 2:15; Exodus 3:22.
Matthew 12:30
He that is not with me ... - In addition to his other arguments, Jesus urges this general principle, that there can be but two parties in the universe.
If anyone did not act with him, he was against him. If he gathered not with him, he scattered. This is taken from the practice of persons in harvest. He that did not gather with him, or “aid” him, scattered abroad, or opposed him. The application of this was, “As I have not united with Satan, but opposed him, there can be no league between us.” The charge, therefore, is a false one.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 12:28. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God — Perhaps the Spirit of God is here mentioned by way of opposition to the magical incantations of the Jews; for it is well known that by fumigations and magical washings, they professed to cast out devils. See a case mentioned by Schoettgen on this verse.
Then the kingdom of God — For the destruction of the kingdom of Satan plainly implies the setting up of the kingdom of God.
Is come unto you. — Is come unexpectedly upon you. εφθασεν, from φθανω, to appear suddenly - unexpectedly.
They pretended to be in expectation of the kingdom of God, and consequently of the destruction of the kingdom of Satan. But, by being not prepared to receive Christ in these proofs of his Divine mission, they showed that their expectation was but pretended. They were too carnal to mind spiritual things.
