Matthew 12:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:27 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:27 — KJV
“And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.”
— Matthew 12:27 (KJV)
Matthew 12:27 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:27
“And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:27: beelzebub, cast, devils
“And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:27: cast, whom, children
“In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? any of...: any of the judges”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:27: whom, children, judges
“And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:27: cast, whom, children
“But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:27: cast, whom, children
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