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href="/bsb/luke/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He replied, &#8220I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He said to them, "I beheld Satan having fallen as lightning out of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He said to them, &#8220I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like [a flash of] lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, &#8220I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus told them: I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He told them, "I watched Satan falling from heaven like lightning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He told them, ?I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He said to them, "I beheld Satan having fallen as lightning out of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he said to them, 'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, I saw Satan as lightning fallen from heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightening falling from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to them: “I was watching as Satan fell like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But he said to them, “I was beholding Satan himself who fell like lightning from Heaven.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he said to them: I saw Satan, like lightning from heaven, falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He said to them, <FR>I saw Satan having fallen as the lightning from heaven.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he said unto them, I beheld Satan falling as lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />upon which he said to them, I beheld satan falling, like lightning, from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He said to them, <FR>"I was beholding Satan fallen as lightning out of the heavens.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He said unto them, <FR>I beheld Satan, as lightning, falling from heaven.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/10-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4219" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">The Joyful Return</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17</span>The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">So</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He told</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/2334.htm" title="2334: Etheōroun (V-IIA-1S) -- From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).">“I saw</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4567.htm" title="4567: Satanan (N-AMS) -- An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil.">Satan</a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: pesonta (V-APA-AMS) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">fall</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/796.htm" title="796: astrapēn (N-AFS) -- A flash of lightning, brightness, luster. From astrapto; lightning; by analogy, glare.">lightning</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7-9</a></span><br />Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. / But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. / And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-17</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. / You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31</a></span><br />Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Revelation 9:1</a></span><br />Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14</a></span><br />And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-11.htm">John 16:11</a></span><br />and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-1.htm">Revelation 20:1-3</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. / He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. / And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a></span><br />The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a></span><br />And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14</a></span><br />Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Genesis 3:14-15</a></span><br />So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. / And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a></span><br />One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.</p><p class="hdg">I beheld Satan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31</a></b></br> Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-11.htm">John 16:11</a></b></br> Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14</a></b></br> Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/4-8.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Ash</a> <a href="/mark/15-47.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/mark/15-47.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/luke/8-13.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/9-29.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/luke/4-8.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">sh</a> <a href="/matthew/2-10.htm">Star</a> <a href="/luke/6-7.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">Ash</a> <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/luke/14-5.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/luke/10-20.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/17-24.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">sh</a> <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Star</a> <a href="/luke/11-54.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">pronounces a woe against certain cities.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-17.htm">The seventy return with joy; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">he shows them wherein to rejoice, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-21.htm">and thanks his Father for his grace;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-23.htm">magnifies the happy estate of his church;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-30.htm">and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So He told them</b><br>This phrase indicates that Jesus is speaking directly to His disciples. The context is important here, as Jesus had just sent out seventy-two disciples to preach and perform miracles in His name. Upon their return, they reported their success, and Jesus responds with this statement. This moment is a teaching opportunity, emphasizing His authority and the spiritual realities behind their mission.<p><b>I saw Satan</b><br>The use of "I saw" suggests a firsthand witness, indicating Jesus' divine nature and eternal existence. This statement can be seen as a reference to Jesus' pre-incarnate state, where He was present at the fall of Satan. It underscores His authority over spiritual realms and His knowledge of cosmic events. The mention of "Satan" refers to the adversary, the fallen angel who opposes God and His purposes, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-17</a>, which describe the fall of a proud being from heaven.<p><b>fall like lightning</b><br>The imagery of "lightning" conveys suddenness and visibility. Lightning is powerful and unmistakable, suggesting that Satan's fall was both dramatic and definitive. This phrase can be interpreted as a reference to the original fall of Satan from grace, as well as a prophetic statement about his ultimate defeat. The suddenness of lightning also implies the swift execution of God's judgment.<p><b>from heaven</b><br>This indicates the original position of Satan before his fall. Heaven is often depicted as the dwelling place of God and His angels. The fall "from heaven" signifies a loss of status and authority, aligning with biblical themes of pride leading to downfall. This phrase connects to other scriptural accounts of heavenly beings being cast down due to rebellion, reinforcing the theme of divine justice and the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples after they returned from a mission where they were given authority over demons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary, whose fall from heaven is described by Jesus. This event signifies a defeat or loss of power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The spiritual realm from which Satan fell, indicating a loss of position or authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who were sent out to preach and perform miracles, returning with reports of their success over demonic forces.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mission_of_the_seventy-two.htm">The Mission of the Seventy-Two</a></b><br>The context of this verse is the return of the seventy-two disciples whom Jesus sent out with authority over evil spirits.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_over_evil.htm">Authority Over Evil</a></b><br>Jesus' statement underscores the authority He has given His followers over demonic forces. Believers today can take comfort in the power of Christ that resides in them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>This verse reminds us of the ongoing spiritual battle and the reality of Satan's opposition to God's kingdom. Christians are called to be vigilant and prayerful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_defeat_of_satan.htm">The Defeat of Satan</a></b><br>Jesus' vision of Satan's fall is a prophetic assurance of the ultimate defeat of evil. Believers can live with confidence in the victory of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_obedience.htm">Humility and Obedience</a></b><br>The fall of Satan serves as a warning against pride and disobedience. Christians are encouraged to remain humble and obedient to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_spiritual_victories.htm">Joy in Spiritual Victories</a></b><br>While the disciples rejoiced in their authority over demons, Jesus redirected their joy to the assurance of their salvation. Believers should prioritize eternal over temporal victories.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/luke_10_18__satan's_fall_vs._science.htm">Luke 10:18 – How can the claim of seeing Satan “fall like lightning” be reconciled with scientific or historical records? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'satan_fall_like_lightning'.htm">What does "Satan fall like lightning" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_will_satan's_defeat_occur.htm">When will Satan's defeat occur?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_war_in_heaven.htm">What is the War in Heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.</span>--The tense of the first Greek verb implies continuous action: <span class= "ital">I was beholding Satan as he fell</span> . . . While they were working their Master had been following them in spirit, gazing, as it were, on each stage of their victorious conflict. Their triumph over the demons was the beginning and the earnest of a final conquest over Satan as "the prince of the demons." There may, possibly, be a reference to the belief then beginning to be current among the Jews as to the fall of Satan after his creation; but the primary meaning of our Lord's words is that he was now dethroned from his usurped dominion in the "high places" (comp. <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm" title="For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.">Ephesians 6:12</a>), which symbolised the spiritual region of the soul and mind of man. The imagery reappears in a developed form in <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm" title="And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.">Revelation 12:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.</span> The Lord's words here were prophetic rather than descriptive of what had taken, or was then taking place. The seventy were telling him their feelings of joy at finding that his Name in their months enabled them to cast out evil spirits from the possessed. Their Master replied in an exalted and exultant strain - strange and rare sounds on the lips of the Man of sorrows - telling them how he had been looking - not on a <span class="accented">few</span> spirits of evil driven out of unhappy men, but on the king and chief of all evil falling from his sad eminence and throne of power like a flash of lightning. Jesus Christ saw, in the first success of these poor servants of his, an earnest of that wonderful and mighty victory which his followers, simply armed with the power of his Name, would shortly win over paganism. He <span class="accented">saw</span>, too, in the dim far future, many a contest with and victory over evil in its many forms. He looked on, we may well believe, to the final defeat which at length his servants, when they should have learned the true use and the resistless power of that glorious Name of his, should win over the restless enemy of the souls of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/10-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He said</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(Eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I saw</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐθεώρουν</span> <span class="translit">(Etheōroun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2334.htm">Strong's 2334: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Satan</span><br /><span class="grk">Σατανᾶν</span> <span class="translit">(Satanan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4567.htm">Strong's 4567: </a> </span><span class="str2">An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fall</span><br /><span class="grk">πεσόντα</span> <span class="translit">(pesonta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="grk">ὡς</span> <span class="translit">(hōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lightning</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀστραπὴν</span> <span class="translit">(astrapēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_796.htm">Strong's 796: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flash of lightning, brightness, luster. From astrapto; lightning; by analogy, glare.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven.</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(ouranou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 10:18 He said to them I saw Satan (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/10-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 10:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 10:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 10:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 10:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>