Luke 11:18

Luke 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
• New International Version (NIV)If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

Context of Luke 11:18

16Others wanted to test Jesus and demanded that he show them some miraculous sign from heaven. 17Since Jesus knew what they were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is ruined. A house divided against itself falls. Now, if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? I say this because you say Beelzebul helps me force demons out of people. 19If I force demons out with the help of Beelzebul, who helps your followers force them out? That’s why they will be your judges. 20But if I force out demons with the help of God’s power, then God’s kingdom has come to you.

Luke 11:18 word by word

εἰ δὲ καὶ ὁ σατανᾶς ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν διεμερίσθη, πῶς σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ; ὅτι λέγετε ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλειν με τὰ δαιμόνια.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Satanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• be dividedδιαμερίζωdiamerizō · to divideG1266
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• shallἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ye say thatλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BeelzebubΒεελζεβούλBeelzeboul · BeelzebulG954

Cross-references for Luke 11:18

• Matthew 12:26If Satan forces Satan out, he is divided against himself. How, then, can his kingdom last?
• Luke 11:15But some of them said, “He can force demons out of people only with the help of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons.”
• Matthew 12:31So I can guarantee that people will be forgiven for any sin or cursing. However, cursing the Spirit will not be forgiven.
• James 3:5In the same way the tongue is a small part of the body, but it can brag about doing important things. A large forest can be set on fire by a little flame.

Commentaries on Luke 11:18

• 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. 14-32Jesus faced two challenges. He answered the first, an accusation that he was driving out demons by Satan's power (11:15), in 11:17–26. The second was a demand for "a sign from heaven" (11:16). He answered this in 11:29–32.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:18

• Beelzebub
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Satan

In the dictionaries

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

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