Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 12:27

"And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges." — Matthew 12:27 (ASV)

Our Lord here used an argument suited to the men He dealt with. It was not as compelling in itself as the former one, but as an argument to them, it would strike them with remarkable force. Some of the disciples of the Pharisees, and probably some of their children, acted as exorcists and, whether truly or falsely, professed to cast out devils. If Jesus performed this marvel by Beelzebub, and the Pharisees had made that discovery, how could they have learned it better than from their own sons? Did their sons have dealings with the demon-prince? This would impale them on the horns of a dilemma and prevent them from uttering that malicious invention again, for the sake of their own friends.