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 Living Translation (NLT)But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

Context of Luke 11:20

18If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. 19And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. 22But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides 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

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 8:19Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.
• Matthew 12:28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has 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 divided against a house falls.
• Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
• Luke 12:25And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
• Luke 10:9And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
• Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
• Acts 20:25“And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.
• Acts 28:23So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you 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