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 also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. 19But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons — by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason they shall be your judges. But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21When the strong [man] armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace; 22but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him.

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 scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.
• Matthew 12:28But if I by [the] Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.
• Luke 11:17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;
• Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?
• Luke 12:25But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
• Luke 10:9and heal the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.
• Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
• Acts 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom [of God], shall see my face no more.
• Acts 28:23And having appointed him a day many came to him to the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying of the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from early morning to evening.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of 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