| NETBible | But when the Pharisees 1 heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, 2 the ruler 3 of demons!” |
| NIV © |
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons." |
| NASB © |
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons." |
| NLT © |
But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons." |
| MSG © |
But the Pharisees, when they heard the report, were cynical. "Black magic," they said. "Some devil trick he's pulled from his sleeve." |
| BBE © |
But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits. |
| NRSV © |
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons." |
| NKJV © |
Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons." |
| KJV | But <1161> when the Pharisees <5330> heard <191> (5660) [it], they said <2036> (5627)_, This <3778> [fellow] doth <1544> (0) not <3756> cast out <1544> (5719) devils <1140>_, but <1508> by <1722> Beelzebub <954> the prince <758> of the devils <1140>_. {Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul} |
| NASB © |
But when the Pharisees <5330> heard <191> this, they said <3004> , "This <3778> man <3778> casts <1544> out demons <1140> only <3756> <1487> <3361> by Beelzebul <954> the ruler <758> of the demons ."<1140> |
| NET [draft] ITL | But <1161> when the Pharisees <5330> heard <191> this they said <2036> , “He <3778> does <1544> not <3756> cast out <1544> demons <1140> except <1487> <3361> by <1722> the power of Beelzebul <954> , the ruler <758> of demons !”<1140> |
| GREEK | oi <3588> T-NPM de <1161> CONJ farisaioi <5330> N-NPM akousantev <191> (5660) V-AAP-NPM eipon <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3P outov <3778> D-NSM ouk <3756> PRT-N ekballei <1544> (5719) V-PAI-3S ta <3588> T-APN daimonia <1140> N-APN ei <1487> COND mh <3361> PRT-N en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM beelzeboul <954> N-PRI arconti <758> N-DSM twn <3588> T-GPN daimoniwn <1140> N-GPN |
| NETBible | But when the Pharisees 1 heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, 2 the ruler 3 of demons!” |
| NET Notes |
1 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7. 2 tn Grk “except by Beelzebul.” 2 sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical. 3 tn Or “prince.” |