Matthew 12:24-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:30

Parallel passage: Luke 11:23 , omitted in Mark. The aim of this verse is doubtful. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:22-30

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26.Matthew 12:23Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred that he must be the promised Messiah who was able to do... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:22-24

Matthew 12:22-24. Then was brought unto him Namely, By the person’s friends, one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb Many, no doubt, supposed these defects to be merely natural: but the Spirit of God saw otherwise, and gives the true account, both of the disorder and the cure. How many other disorders, seemingly natural, may even now be owing to the same cause! And he healed him He immediately expelled the evil spirit, and in an instant removed the effects of his diabolical... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:25-26

Matthew 12:25-26. And Jesus knew their thoughts “It often happens, that through ignorance or weakness men form wrong judgments of things;” a conduct which, though censurable, admits of some excuse: “but when wrong judgments proceed from evil dispositions, then, indeed, do they become highly culpable. Therefore, to show that the judgment which the Pharisees passed at this time upon our Lord’s miracles was of the latter kind, the evangelist observes, that Jesus knew their thoughts: he knew... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:27-28

Matthew 12:27-28. And if I by Beelzebub, &c. This is the second argument made use of by Jesus for confuting the calumny of the Pharisees; by whom do your children cast them out? As if he had said, “For the same reason that you attribute my miracles to the devil, you may attribute all the miracles that ever were wrought in the world to the devil, and particularly the miracles of your own prophets which, nevertheless, you acknowledge to be divine.” To this purpose Dr. Chandler... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:29-30

Matthew 12:29-30. How can one enter, &c. How could I cast out Satan, and destroy his works, if I did not first overcome him? “The house of the strong man (or, strong one, as του ισχυρου should rather be rendered) into which Christ entered, was the world, fitly called Beelzebub’s house, or palace, because there he is served by luxury, lust, covetousness, pride, anger, and the other evil passions of men. The goods or vessels belonging to the strong one are the wicked, called Satan’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:22-45

52. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:22-45; Mark 3:22-30; Luke 11:14-36)On one occasion when Jesus cast out demons, the Pharisees accused him of doing it by the power of Satan, the prince of demons (Matthew 12:22-24; Luke 11:14-16). Jesus replied that if the prince of demons used his own power to cast out demons, he would be creating civil war in his own kingdom. He would be destroying himself. The only way a strong man can be defeated is if a stronger man overpowers him. In casting out... read more

E.W. Bullinger

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:22-30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:22-24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:25-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:27-28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:29-30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:22-45

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:27

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