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You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/luke/11-18.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/luke/11-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/luke/11-18.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/luke/1.htm">Luke</a> > <a href="/gntd/luke/11.htm">Chapter 11</a> > Verse 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/11-17.htm" title="Luke 11:17">◄</a> Luke 11:18 <a href="../luke/11-19.htm" title="Luke 11:19">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/luke/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/luke/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So if Satan's kingdom has groups fighting each other, how can it last? You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/luke/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If Satan fights against himself, how can his kingdom last? Yet you say that I force out demons by the power of Beelzebul. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/luke/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because you say that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because you say that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.</p><p class="hdg">Satan.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/12-26.htm">Matthew 12:26</a> And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?</p><p class="hdg">ye say.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/11-15.htm">Luke 11:15</a> But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/12-31.htm">Matthew 12:31-34</a> Therefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-8</a> Even so the tongue is indeed a little member and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood. . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/luke/11.htm">A House Divided</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation; and house upon house shall fall. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl">And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because you say that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.</span> <span class="reftext">19</span>Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/4-10.htm">Matthew 4:10</a></span><br />Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written: The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a></span><br />And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/10-25.htm">Matthew 10:25</a></span><br />It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the good man of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Baal-Zebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Beelzeboul</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Beelzebub</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Beelzebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Be-El'zebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-38.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-3.htm">Conflict</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/luke/9-40.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Evil</a> <a 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href="/luke/11-19.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/luke/22-5.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/luke/23-5.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Help</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Power</a> <a href="/luke/24-34.htm">Really</a> <a href="/luke/13-16.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-8.htm">Subsist</a> <a href="/luke/11-22.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/11-18.htm">Luke 11:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/11-18.htm">Luke 11:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/11-18.htm">Luke 11:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/11-18.htm">Luke 11:18 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/11-18.htm">Luke 11:18 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/11-18.htm">Luke 11:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a 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