| NETBible | The experts in the law 1 who came down from Jerusalem 2 said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” 3 and, “By the ruler 4 of demons he casts out demons.” |
| NIV © |
And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons." |
| NASB © |
The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons." |
| NLT © |
But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, "He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons." |
| MSG © |
The religion scholars from Jerusalem came down spreading rumors that he was working black magic, using devil tricks to impress them with spiritual power. |
| BBE © |
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men. |
| NRSV © |
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons." |
| NKJV © |
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons." |
| KJV | And <2532> the scribes <1122> which <3588> came down <2597> (5631) from <575> Jerusalem <2414> said <3004> (5707)_, <3754> He hath <2192> (5719) Beelzebub <954>_, <3754> and <2532> by <1722> the prince <758> of the devils <1140> casteth he out <1544> (5719) devils <1140>_. |
| NASB © |
The scribes <1122> who came <2597> down <2597> from Jerusalem <2414> were saying <3004> , "He is possessed <2192> by Beelzebul <954> ," and "He casts <1544> out the demons <1140> by the ruler <758> of the demons ."<1140> |
| NET [draft] ITL | The experts in the law <1122> who came down <2597> from <575> Jerusalem <2414> said <3004> , “He is possessed <2192> by Beelzebul <954> ,” and <2532> , “By <1722> the ruler <758> of demons <1140> he casts out <1544> demons .”<1140> |
| GREEK | kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM grammateiv <1122> N-NPM oi <3588> T-NPM apo <575> PREP ierosolumwn <2414> N-GPN katabantev <2597> (5631) V-2AAP-NPM elegon <3004> (5707) V-IAI-3P oti <3754> CONJ beelzeboul <954> N-PRI ecei <2192> (5719) V-PAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ oti <3754> CONJ en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM arconti <758> N-DSM twn <3588> T-GPN daimoniwn <1140> N-GPN ekballei <1544> (5719) V-PAI-3S ta <3588> T-APN daimonia <1140> N-APN |
| NETBible | The experts in the law 1 who came down from Jerusalem 2 said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” 3 and, “By the ruler 4 of demons he casts out demons.” |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22. 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4. 3 tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.” 3 sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical. 4 tn Or “prince.” |