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

18Now, 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. But if I force out demons with the help of God’s power, then God’s kingdom has come to you. 21“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own mansion, his property is safe. 22But a stronger man than he may attack him and defeat him. Then the stronger man will take away all the weapons in which the strong man trusted and will divide the loot.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Iἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the fingerδάκτυλοςdaktulos · fingerG1147
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• devilsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• no doubtἄραara · thereforeG686
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• is comeφθάνωphthanō · to precede/arriveG5348
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Luke 11:20

• Exodus 8:19So the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the hand of God!” Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.
• Matthew 12:28But if I force demons out with the help of God’s Spirit, then God’s kingdom has come to you.
• Luke 11:17Since Jesus knew what they were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is ruined. A house divided against itself falls.
• Luke 12:24Consider the crows. They don’t plant or harvest. They don’t even have a storeroom or a barn. Yet, God feeds them. You are worth much more than birds.
• Luke 12:25“Can any of you add an hour to your life by worrying?
• Luke 10:9Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, ‘God’s kingdom is near you!’
• Daniel 2:44“At the time of those kings, the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed. No other people will be permitted to rule it. It will smash all the other kingdoms and put an end to them. But it will be established forever.
• Acts 20:25“Now I know that none of you whom I told about God’s kingdom will see me again.
• Acts 28:23On a designated day a larger number of influential Jews ⌞than expected⌟ went to the place where Paul was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining God’s kingdom to them. He was trying to convince them about Jesus from Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5Your suffering proves that God’s judgment is right and that you are considered worthy of his kingdom.

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