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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Mat_10:24-25
24"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!"
Mat_10:25 "if" This is a first class conditional sentence which is assumed to be true from the author's perspective or for his literary purposes.
▣ "Beelzebul" This was a compound term from Ba'al and Zebub. This was the local Ba'al of Ekron (cf. 2Ki_1:16). The Jews changed the names of pagan rulers and pagan gods by changing the vowels, to make fun of them. The term can be translated as "Lord of the house," " Lord of the flies," or "Lord of the dung."
The second term was often spelled Zebul, the chief demon in Jewish folklore (cf. Mat_12:24; Luk_11:15). This explains why NASB and NRSV have Beelzebul, while NKJV and NIV have Beelzebub.