Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:24
Matthew 12:24. This fellow doth not cast out, &c.— The Pharisees affirmed, that Jesus performed his miracles, particularly on possessed persons, by the assistance of Beelzebub, for two reasons; first, Jesus had all along been at great pains to oppose those superstitions which most of the teachers and people of that age looked upon as the essentials of religion, and extolled as the principal branches of piety. Hence they considered him, who decried them, as a very flagitious person; and... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:26
And if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?Christ, in this argument, took full advantage of the fact that the Pharisees, in malice, had overreached themselves by making an argument that was fraudulent and illogical on the face of it. read more