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Matthew 12:28

NETBible	But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God¹ has already overtaken² you.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 12:28	But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 12:28	"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 12:28	But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 12:28	"But if it's by God's power that I am sending the evil spirits packing, then God's kingdom is here for sure.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 12:28	But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 12:28	But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 12:28	"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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KJV	But <1161> if <1487> I <1473> cast out <1544> (5719) devils <1140> by <1722> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316>_, then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> is come <5348> (5656) unto <1909> you <5209>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 12:28	"But if <1487> I cast <1544> out demons <1140> by the Spirit <4151> of God <2316> , then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> has come <5348> upon you.
NET [draft] ITL	But <1161> if <1487> I <1473> cast out <1544> demons <1140> by <1722> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316> , then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> has already overtaken <5348> you <5209> .
GREEK	ei de en pneumati yeou egw ekballw daimonia ara efyasen umav h basileia tou yeou

NETBible

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God¹ has already overtaken² you.

NET Notes

¹sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong.

²tn The phrase ἔφθασεν ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς (efqasen ef’ Juma") is quite important. Does it mean merely “approach” (which would be reflected in a translation like “has come near to you”) or actually “come upon” (as in the translation given above, “has already overtaken you,” which has the added connotation of suddenness)? Is the arrival of the kingdom merely anticipated or already in process? Two factors favor arrival over anticipation here. First, the prepositional phrase ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς (ef’ Jumas, “upon you”) in the Greek text suggests arrival (Dan 4:24, 28 Theodotion). Second, the following illustration in v. 29 looks at the healing as portraying Satan being overrun. So the presence of God’s authority has arrived. See also L&N 13.123 for the translation of φθάνω (fqanw) as “to happen to already, to come upon, to come upon already.”