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Matthew 12:27

In Matthew 12 of Matthew.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byΒεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulBeelzebubΒεελζεβούλnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Beelzebub”, the to- or for-formG954Beelzebul, a name of Satan, the chief of evil spirits.Beelzebubἐκβάλλωekballōcast outἐκβάλλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “cast out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.This verse uses “cast”.cast outτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δαιμόνιαdaimoniadevilsδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “devils”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.devilsοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὶhuioichildrenυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “children”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.childrenὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τίνιtiniwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἐκβάλλουσινekballousinto expelἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to expel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.αὐτοὶautoiheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.κριταὶkritaijudgesκριτής (kritēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “judges”, the subject formG2923a judge, magistrate, ruler.judgesἔσονταιesontaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons — by whom do they cast out? because of this they — they shall be your judges.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons — by whom do they cast out? because of this they — they shall be your judges.

World English Bible

If I by Beelzebul cast out demons , by whom do your children cast them out ? Therefore they will be your judges .

Darby Translation

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

Douay-Rheims

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

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