Luke 11:20 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

But if I force out demons with the help of God's power, then the kingdom of God has come to you.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

ASV:

But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

BBE:

But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

DBY:

But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

ERV:

But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

WEY:

But if it is by the power of God that I drive out the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

WBS:

But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

WEB:

But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.

YLT:

but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

Luke 11:20 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 8:19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

Matthew 3:2 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

11:20 But if I with the {d} finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
(d) That is, by the power of God: so it says in Geneva Ex 8:19.

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.

WES:

11:20 If I cast out devils by the finger of God - That is, by a power manifestly Divine. Perhaps the expression intimates farther, that it was done without any labour: then the kingdom of God is come upon you - Unawares, unexpected: so the Greek word implies.

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:

Cast Demons Devils Doubt Drive Evident Evil Finger Forth Kingdom Overtaken Power Reign Spirits Unawares

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