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Matthew 12:28

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

Matthew 12:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 12:28

Theological / Devotional

But if. Having shown the absurdity of the claim made by the Pharisees (vs. 25, 26) and having confronted them with a dilemma to which they could give no answer (v. 27), Christ leads on to the inevitable alternative that what they have attributed to Satan is in reality none other than the power of God (see on v. 24). Luke speaks of this power as the “finger of God” (Luke 11:20; cf. Ex. 8:19). During His ministry on earth Christ’s miracles were accomplished by the power of God through the ministry of angels. His miracles attested His Messiahship, and if the Messiah were here (see Matt. 12:23), it must be that His “kingdom” could not be far away.

Is come. Literally, “has come.”

By SdaBc