Luke 11:18 Parallel Translations

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.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

ASV:

And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

BBE:

If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

DBY:

and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

ERV:

And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils by Beelzebub.

WEY:

And if Satan really has engaged in fierce conflict with himself, how shall his kingdom stand?--because you say that I expel demons by the power of Baal-zebul.

WBS:

If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

WEB:

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

YLT:

and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

Luke 11:18 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

Matthew 10:25 "It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household! (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

11:18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils {c} through Beelzebub.
(c) By the name and power of Beelzebub.

PNT:

11:14-26 And he was casting out a devil, etc. See notes on Mt 12:22-29,43-45. This discourse was given in Galilee.

MHC:

11:14-26 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 conversion. The conversion of a soul to God, is Christ's victory over the devil and his power in that soul, restoring the soul to its liberty, and recovering his own interest in it and power over it. All the endowments of mind of body are now employed for Christ. Here is the condition of a hypocrite. The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's; by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, as Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is not made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin that besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house is garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with any true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It was never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit. Let us take heed of resting in that which a man may have, and yet come short of heaven. The wicked spirits enter in without any difficulty; they are welcomed, and they dwell there; there they work, there they rule. From such an awful state let all earnestly pray to be delivered.

CONC:

Adversary Baal-zebul Beelzeboul Beelzebub Beelzebul Be-el'zebul Cast Casting Claim Conflict Demons Devils Divided Drive Engaged Evil Expel Fierce Forth Kingdom Power Really Satan Spirits Stand Subsist War

Adversary Baal-Zebul Beelzeboul Beelzebub Beelzebul Be-El'zebul Cast Casting Claim Conflict Demons Devils Divided Drive Engaged Evil Expel Fierce Forth Help Kingdom Power Really Satan Spirits Stand Subsist War

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