^12:22Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus²⁹ healed him so that he could speak and see.³⁰^12:23All the crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be the Son of David?” ^12:24But when the Pharisees³¹ heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul,³² the ruler³³ of demons!”

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Footnotes

29 Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
30 Grk “demoniac, and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.”
31 See the note on Pharisees in .
32 Grk “except by Beelzebul.” Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.
33 Or “prince.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?” But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to him. He healed him, so that the man could both speak and see. All the crowds were astounded and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see. The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the man who was mute could speak and see. And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, “Perhaps this one is the Son of David!” But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said, “This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

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