Mark 3:22 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 3:22

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

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Commentary

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Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(ubi sup.) Now there is a great difference between those who do not understand the word of God from slowness of intellect, such as those, who are here spoken of, and those who purposely blaspheme, of whom it is added, And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, &c. For what they could not deny, they endeavour to pervert by a malicious interpretation, as if they were not the works of God, but of a most unclean spirit, that is, of Beelzebub, who was the God of Ekron.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit - Is it not astonishing, that men who have ever read these words, should doubt, what is the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost? Can any words declare more plainly, that it is "the ascribing those miracles to the power of the devil which Christ wrought by the power of the Holy Ghost?"

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Satan is not cast out, he only goes out by consent. There was nothing in the manner of Christ's casting out devils, that gave any cause to suspect this; he did it as one having authority; but so they will have it, who resolve not to believe him. The rational answer which Christ gave to this objection, demonstrating the absurdity of it.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the scribes ... - See the notes at Mat 12:24-32. The occasion of their saying this was, that he had healed a man possessed with a devil. The scribes, who came from Jerusalem to watch his conduct, charged him with having made a compact or agreement with the prince of the devils.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We all know how painful it is to have our conduct misunderstood and misrepresented, when we are doing right. It is a trial which our Lord Jesus Christ had to endure continually, all through His earthly ministry. We have an instance in the passage before us. The "Scribes who came down from Jerusalem" saw the miracles which He worked. They could not deny their reality. What then did they do? They accused our blessed Savior of being in league and union with the devil. They said, "He has Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casts he out devils."

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
γραμματεῖς	grammateis	scribes	G1122 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
Ἱεροσολύμων	Hi'erosolumōn	Jerusalem	G2414 →
καταβάντες	katabantes	having come down	G2597 →
ἔλεγον	elegon	were saying	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Βεελζεβοὺλ	Beelzeboul	Beelzebul	G954 →
ἔχει	echei	He has	G2192 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐν	en	By	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
ἄρχοντι	archonti	prince	G758 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
δαιμονίων	daimoniōn	demons	G1140 →
ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	He casts out	G1544 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
δαιμόνια.¶	daimonia	demons.	G1140 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
leads to
- Luke 11:15
  but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 12:23–24
  The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- John 3:20
  Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
Through
Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
leads to
- Matthew 9:34
  But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
John 7:20
“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
leads to
- John 8:48
  The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 10:20
  Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Through
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his…
leads to
- Matthew 12:24
  But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
- John 7:20
  “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”