Luke 11:15

Luke 11:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
• New International Version (NIV)But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

Context of Luke 11:15

13You are bad. But even you know how to give good things to your children. Your Father in heaven knows much better than you do how to give good things to his children. So he will give the Holy Spirit to everyone who asks him.’ 14One day, Jesus was telling a bad spirit to go out of a man. Because of the bad spirit, the man could not speak. But after it had gone out of him, the man could speak again. All the people that were watching were surprised at this. But some people in the crowd were not happy with Jesus and they said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people because Beelzebul gives him authority. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits.’ 16Some other people wanted to test Jesus to see what he would do. So they asked him, ‘Do something powerful for us to see. Then we will know that God has really sent you.’ 17But Jesus knew what those people were thinking. He said to them, ‘If armies in a country start to fight each other, they will destroy their own country. If people in one family fight against each other, they will destroy their own family.

Luke 11:15 word by word

Τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον· ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• He casteth outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BeelzebubΒεελζεβούλBeelzeboul · BeelzebulG954
• the chiefἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758

Cross-references for Luke 11:15

• Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority. Satan is the one who rules the bad spirits.’
• Matthew 12:24The Pharisees also heard about what had happened. They said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people only because Beelzebul gives him authority. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits.’
• Mark 3:22Some teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem. They said, ‘Jesus has a bad spirit called Beelzebul in him. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits. This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority.’
• John 7:20The crowd answered, ‘You have a demon in you! Nobody is trying to kill you!’
• John 8:48The Jews answered him, ‘What we say about you is right! You are from Samaria and you have a demon in you!’
• John 10:20Many of them said, ‘He has a demon in him and he is crazy. You should not listen to him!’
• Luke 11:18So Satan would not fight against himself. If he did that, it would be the end of his kingdom. But you say that Beelzebul helps me to destroy bad spirits.

Commentaries on Luke 11:15

• 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. 15Beelzebul: This means "Baal, the prince." It was originally the name of a false god worshiped in Canaan. Later, people used it as a name for Satan. The Jews mocked the name, calling him Beelzebub, which means "lord of the flies."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:15

• Beelzebub
• Infidelity
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Persecution
• Pharisees
• Satan
• Scoffing

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

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