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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.

KJV

καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβάντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει, καὶ ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.

Greek NT

Et scribæ, qui ab Jerosolymis descenderant, dicebant : Quoniam Beelzebub habet, et quia in principe dæmoniorum ejicit dæmonia.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Βεελζεβούλ
beelzeboul
noun · 7×
γραμματεύς
grammateus
noun · 64×
δαιμόνιον
daimonion
noun · 63×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καταβαίνω
katabaino
verb · 78×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἄρχων
archon
noun · 37×
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
verb · 80×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
Ἱεροσόλυμα
ierosoluma
noun · 61×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§548The signs worked by Jesus attest that the Father has sent him. They invite belief in him.269 To those who turn to him in faith, he grants what they ask.270 So miracles strengthen faith in the One who does his Father's works; they bear witness that he is the Son of God.271 But his miracles can also be occasions for "offence";272 they are not intended to satisfy people's curiosit…
§574From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy him.317 Because of certain acts of his expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the sabbath day, his novel interpretation of the precepts of the Law regarding purity, and his familiarity with tax collectors and public sinners318…

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 1:2 — And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall re
  • 2Kgs 1:3 — But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enqu
  • John 7:20 — The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
  • John 8:48 — Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
  • John 8:52 — Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
  • Luke 11:15 — But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
  • Luke 11:15 — But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
  • Mark 5:10 — And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
  • Mark 7:1 — Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
  • Mark 7:1 — Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
  • Matt 9:34 — But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
  • Matt 9:34 — But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
  • Matt 10:25 — 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?
  • Matt 10:25 — 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?
  • Matt 11:18 — For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
  • Matt 12:24 — But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
  • Matt 12:24 — But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
  • Matt 15:1 — Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
  • Matt 15:1 — Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,