Luke 11:20

Luke 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
• New International Version (NIV)But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Context of Luke 11:20

18And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. 19And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 21When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: 22but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Luke 11:20 word by word

εἰ δὲ ἐν δακτύλῳ θεοῦ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, ἄρα ἔφθασεν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

• fingerδάκτυλοςdaktulos · fingerG1147
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• castἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• thenδέde · thenG1161
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• comeφθάνωphthanō · to precede/arriveG5348

Cross-references for Luke 11:20

• Exodus 8:19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
• Matthew 12:28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
• Luke 11:17But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
• Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
• Luke 12:25And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
• Luke 10:9and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
• Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
• Acts 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.
• Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

Commentaries on Luke 11:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Finger of God - See on Exodus 8:19; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-26Verses 14-26 Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The kingdom of God has come upon you: When Jesus drove out demons, he showed that the kingdom of God was present.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. the finger of God--"the Spirit of God" (Mt 12:28); the former figuratively denoting the power of God, the latter the living Personal Agent in every exercise of it.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings