John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 12:28 - 12:28

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John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 12:28 - 12:28


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Mat 12:28. Εἰ, κ.τ.λ. if, etc.) The first portion of the dilemma having been dismissed, this particle has the force of since.-ἐκβάλλω, I cast out) Jesus in every way destroyed the kingdom of Satan.-ἄρα, therefore) The expulsion of Satan, together with his belongings, is the mark and token of the kingdom of God; for this was reserved for the Messiah.-ἔφθασεν, has prevented)[572] This word is used here in its strict and proper sense, and intimates something important; cf. πρῶτον, first, Mat 12:29.-ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, the kingdom of God) in contradistinction to that of Satan, mentioned in Mat 12:20.

[572] Prœvenit. Wesley, who avowedly copied from Bengel, explains the passage, “The Kingdom of God is come upon you-unawares, before you expected: so the word implies.” Bengel himself renders it, “So ist je das Reich Gottes bereits über euch kommen.”-(I. B.)