Mark 3:22

¶ And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

And {G2532} the scribes {G1122} which {G3588} came down {G2597} from {G575} Jerusalem {G2414} said {G3004},{G3754} He hath {G2192} Beelzebub {G954},{G3754} and {G2532} by {G1722} the prince {G758} of the devils {G1140} casteth he out {G1544} devils {G1140}.

The Torah-teachers who came down from Yerushalayim said, "He has Ba`alZibbul in him," and "It is by the ruler of the demons that he expels the demons."

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 10:25 (6 votes)

    It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?

  • Matthew 15:1 (6 votes)

    ¶ Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

  • Matthew 9:34 (5 votes)

    But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

  • Matthew 12:24 (5 votes)

    But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

  • John 7:20 (4 votes)

    The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

  • Mark 7:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

  • Matthew 11:18 (3 votes)

    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.