New Living Translation
Luke 11:19
19And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.
Luke 11:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
- New International Version (NIV)Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
Context of Luke 11:19
17He knew their thoughts, so he said, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 18You say I am empowered by Satan. But if Satan is divided and fighting against himself, how can his kingdom survive? And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said. 20But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. 21For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe—
Read all of Luke 11Luke 11:19 word by word
εἰ δὲ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν; διὰ τοῦτο αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν κριταὶ ἔσονται.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- ifεἰei · ifG1487
- Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- BeelzebubΒεελζεβούλBeelzeboul · BeelzebulG954
- cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
- devilsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
- whomτίςtis · which?G5101
- yourσύsu · youG4771
- sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- shallεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- judgesκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923
Cross-references for Luke 11:19
- Luke 9:49John said to Jesus, “Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn’t in our group.”
- Matthew 12:27And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.
- Luke 11:31“The queen of Sheba will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen.
- Luke 19:22“‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,
- Job 15:6Your own mouth condemns you, not I. Your own lips testify against you.
- Matthew 12:41“The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent.
- Romans 3:19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
Commentaries on Luke 11:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Beelzebub - See on Matthew 10:25; (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. 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
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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
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