27 And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel them?[a] For this reason they will be your judges! 28 But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you! 29 Or how can someone enter into the house of a strong man and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:27 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(A) by whom do your people(B) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(C) has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

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