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Luke 11:19

Satan

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.

18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

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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.

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BSB
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
KJV
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
WEB
But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
ASV
And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
DARBY
But if *I* by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges.
BLB
And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your⁺ sons cast [them] out? Because of this, they will be your⁺ judges.
ÅB
Men driver jeg de onde ånder ut ved Be'elsebul, ved hvem er det da deres barn driver dem ut? Derfor skal de være deres dommere.
OTB
Hvis jeg driver ut demoner ved Beelzebul, ved hvem driver deres tilhengere dem ut? Derfor skal de være deres dommere.
B1930
Men driver jeg de onde ånder ut ved Be'elsebul, ved hvem er det da eders barn driver dem ut? Derfor skal de være eders dommere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 9:49

    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  • Job 15:6

    Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.

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  • Luke 11:31–32

    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

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  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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  • Matthew 12:27–28

    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

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  • Luke 19:22

    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

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  • Matthew 12:41–42

    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

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