Luke 11:19

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

17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. 18If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 20But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

Luke 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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BeelzebubΒεελζεβούλBeelzeboul · BeelzebulG954
• outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• whomτίςtis · which?G5101
• yourὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• thereforeτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• beἔσομαιesomai · will beG2071
• judgesκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923

Cross-references for Luke 11:19

• Luke 9:49And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
• Matthew 12:27And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
• Luke 11:31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
• Luke 19:22And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
• Job 15:6Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thy own lips testify against thee.
• Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become 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

Topics related to Luke 11:19

• Beelzebub
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees

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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