And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. |
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. |
“And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Consequently they shall be your judges. |
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebub (Greek, Beezeboul or Beelzeboul), by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. |
And if I drive out the demons by [help of] Beelzebub, by whose [help] do your sons drive them out? For this reason they shall be your judges. |
And assuming for the moment that I by means of Beezeboul am ejecting the demons, your sons, by means of whom are they ejecting them? For this reason they themselves shall be your judges. |
And if I expel devils because I am an ally of Beelzebub, what alliance do your sons make when they do the same thing? They can settle that question for you. |
And if I am driving out demons by the help of Beelzebub, by whose help are your sons driving them out? So they must be your judges. |
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- The Exorcism of Evil Spirits Contrasted With Christ’s Power of Word; War On the Saints - Jesse Penn-Lewis Christ needed no adjuration, or methods of exorcism, and no prolonged preparation of Himself before dealing with a spirit-possessed man.
- The Power of Evil Spirits Over Human Bodies; War On the Saints - Jesse Penn-Lewis The control of the spirits over the bodies of those they possess is seen in the gospel cases.