Luke 11:15
13 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
14 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
16 And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
17 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
- KJV
- But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
- WEB
- But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
- ASV
- But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
- DARBY
- But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.
- BLB
- And some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, He casts out the demons.”
- ÅB
- Men noen av dem sa: Det er ved Be'elsebul, de onde ånders fyrste, han driver de onde ånder ut.
- OTB
- Men noen av dem sa: "Han driver ut demoner ved Beelzebul, demonenes fyrste."
- B1930
- Men nogen av dem sa: Det er ved Be'elsebul, de onde ånders fyrste, han driver de onde ånder ut.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
Read in contextJohn 10:20
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Read in contextJohn 8:48
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
Read in contextJohn 7:20
“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
Read in contextMatthew 10:25
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Read in contextJohn 8:52
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
Read in contextMark 3:22–30
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Read in contextMatthew 12:24–30
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Read in context