Matius 9:33-34

9:33 After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!” 9:34 But the Pharisees ¹  said, “By the ruler ²  of demons he casts out demons.” ³ 

[9:34]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:34]  ² tn Or “prince.”

[9:34]  ³ tc Although codex Cantabrigiensis (D), along with a few other Western versional and patristic witnesses, lacks this verse, virtually all other witnesses have it. The Western text’s reputation for free alterations as well as the heightened climax if v. 33 concludes this pericope explains why these witnesses omitted the verse.