Matthew Chapter 12 verse 28 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 12:28

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
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BBE Matthew 12:28

But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
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DARBY Matthew 12:28

But if *I* by [the] Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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KJV Matthew 12:28

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
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WBT Matthew 12:28


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WEB Matthew 12:28

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
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YLT Matthew 12:28

`But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - The argument continues: "But if this be so (I say nothing about your disciples, but speak only of my own works) - if I really cast out devils by God's help, this shows such a strange putting forth of God's strength that it can mean nothing else but the coming of the Messianic kingdom." Observe that this could not be affirmed from the success of the Pharisees' disciples, for with them expulsion of devils, even if it were real, was, as it were, accidental, standing in no close connexion with their work (cf. Matthew 7:22, note). Besides, they did not, as our Lord did, claim to be the Messiah, and to inaugurate the kingdom. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God; but if I by the Spirit of God, etc. (Revised Version). The chief emphasis lies on by the Spirit of God, and there is a secondary emphasis on J, as compared with "your sons." Observe the absence of the article in ἐν πνεύματι Θεοῦ; contrast vers. 31, 32, and comp. Matthew 1:18, note. Luke has, "by the finger of God," a term used to designate God's power as put forth upon nature (Exodus 8:19; Exodus 31:18; cf. Psalm 8:3). Then. Little as you think it (ἄρα); cf. Luke 11:48. The kingdom of God. In contrast to Satan's kingdom (ver. 26). Is come (ἔφθασαεν: praevenit, Codex Brixianus; cf. Wordsworth and White's Vulgate). This may mean (1) it has come sooner than you expected, it has got the start of you (cf. 1 Thessalonians 4:15); or (2) it has actually come as far as you, it has arrived. This latter sense seems to be more in accordance with Hellenistic usage (cf. Philippians 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:16). Unto you; upon you (Revised Version), ἐφ ὑμᾶς.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) By the Spirit of God.--In Luke 11:20 we have as an equivalent phrase, "the finger of God." So in Old Testament language the fulness of the prophet's inspiration was expressed in the words, "the hand of the Lord was strong upon me" (Ezekiel 3:14). The second hymn in the Ordination Service reproduces the symbolism in the words addressed to the Holy Spirit--"In faithful hearts thou writ'st thy law,The finger of God's hand;"and it obviously connects itself with the older language which describes the Ten Commandments as written on the two tables of stone with "the finger of God" (Exodus 31:18).Then the kingdom of God is come unto you.--The word describes a coming suddenly, unlooked for, sooner than men expected. The argument may be briefly formulated thus:--The work was confessedly superhuman, either from the power of Satan or that of God, but the former hypothesis was excluded by the reasoning of Matthew 12:25-27; the latter was therefore the only explanation. But if so, if Jesus gave proof that He was thus filled with the power of the Spirit to heal and save, then He was what He claimed to be, the Head of the divine kingdom. That kingdom had burst upon men unawares. . . .