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So then, they will be your judges. <a href="/nlt/luke/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said. <a href="/esv/luke/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. <a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. <a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? On account of this, they will be your judges. <a href="/kjv/luke/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. <a href="/nkjv/luke/11.htm">New King James Version</a> And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. <a href="/nasb_/luke/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Yet if by Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges. <a href="/nasb/luke/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges. <a href="/nasb77/luke/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Consequently they shall be your judges. <a href="/lsb/luke/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they will be your judges. <a href="/amp/luke/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now if I drive out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons [the Jewish exorcists] drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. <a href="/csb/luke/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. <a href="/hcsb/luke/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges. <a href="/asv/luke/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. <a href="/cev/luke/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If I use his power to force out demons, whose power do your own followers use to force them out? They are the ones who will judge you. <a href="/erv/luke/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. <a href="/gwt/luke/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If I force demons out with the help of Beelzebul, who helps your followers force them out? That's why they will be your judges. <a href="/gnt/luke/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> If this is how I drive them out, how do your followers drive them out? Your own followers prove that you are wrong! <a href="/isv/luke/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own followers drive them out? That is why they will be your judges! <a href="/msb/luke/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. <a href="/net/luke/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. <a href="/nheb/luke/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges. <a href="/wbt/luke/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. <a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And if it is by the power of Baal-zebul that I expel the demons, by whom do your disciples expel them? They therefore shall be your judges. <a href="/web/luke/11.htm">World English Bible</a> But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but if I, by Beelzebul, cast forth the demons—your sons, by whom do they cast forth? Because of this they will be your judges; <a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? On account of this, they will be your judges. <a href="/ylt/luke/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be; <a href="/slt/luke/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast, out? for this shall they be your judges.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. <a href="/cpdv/luke/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. <a href="/nabre/luke/11.htm">New American Bible</a> If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If I cast out devils through Beelzebub, by what do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And if I am exorcising devils by Beelzebub, by whom are your children exorcising? Because of this they will be your judges.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. <a href="/godbey/luke/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>But if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. <a href="/mace/luke/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for you assert, that I cast out demons by Beelzebub, but if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges. <a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And if it is by the power of Baal-zebul that I expel the demons, by whom do your disciples expel them? They therefore shall be your judges. <a href="/worrell/luke/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>But, if I, by Beelzebub, cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your <Fr>own<FR> people cast <Fr>them<FR> out? wherefore they shall be your judges.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/11-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4613" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">A House Divided</a> …18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: ekballō (V-PIA-1S) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">drive out</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: daimonia (N-ANP) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">demons</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/954.htm" title="954: Beelzeboul (N-DMS) -- Beelzebul, a name of Satan, the chief of evil spirits. Of Chaldee origin; dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan.">Beelzebul,</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tini (IPro-DMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">whom</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">do your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huioi (N-NMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">sons</a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: ekballousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">drive them out?</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">So then,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">they</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esontai (V-FIM-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">will be</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/2923.htm" title="2923: kritai (N-NMP) -- A judge, magistrate, ruler. From krino; a judge.">judges.</a> 20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/12-27.htm">Matthew 12:27</a> And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. <a href="/mark/3-22.htm">Mark 3:22-26</a> And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.” / So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? / If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. ... <a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48-52</a> The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” / “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. / I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge. ... <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13-16</a> Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” / Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. / But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14-15</a> And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Exodus 7:11-12</a> But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. / Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs. <a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Exodus 8:18-19</a> The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast. / “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">1 Samuel 28:7-9</a> Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied. / So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.” / But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?” <a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">1 Kings 18:26-29</a> And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” / So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. ... <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2-4</a> Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” / But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed. <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a> They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a> When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.by.<a href="/luke/9-49.htm">Luke 9:49</a> And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<a href="/matthew/12-27.htm">Matthew 12:27,28</a> And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges… shall.<a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31,32</a> The 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… <a href="/luke/19-22.htm">Luke 19:22</a> And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:<a href="/job/15-6.htm">Job 15:6</a> Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Baal-Zebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Beelzeboul</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Beelzebub</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Beelzebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Be-El'zebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/11-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Followers</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Help</a> <a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Power</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/luke/11-18.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Baal-Zebul</a> <a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Beelzeboul</a> <a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Beelzebub</a> <a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Beelzebul</a> <a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Be-El'zebul</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Children</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-13.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/luke/22-49.htm">Followers</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/11-23.htm">Help</a> <a href="/luke/12-57.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Power</a> <a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 11</div>1. <a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Jesus teaches us to pray, and that instantly;</a> 11. <a href="/luke/11-11.htm">assuring us that God will give all good things to those who ask him.</a> 14. <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">He, casting out a demon, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/11-27.htm">and shows who are blessed;</a> 29. <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">preaches to the people;</a> 37. <a href="/luke/11-37.htm">and reprimands the outward show of holiness.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/11.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/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul This phrase addresses the accusation from some of Jesus' contemporaries that He was casting out demons by the power of Beelzebul, a name associated with a pagan deity and often used to refer to Satan. The context here is a challenge to Jesus' authority and the source of His power. In Jewish tradition, Beelzebul was considered a prince of demons, and the accusation implies a blasphemous association. This reflects the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders who were threatened by His growing influence and miraculous works. Theologically, this accusation is significant because it questions the divine nature of Jesus' mission and power.by whom do your sons drive them out? Here, Jesus turns the accusation back on His accusers by questioning the legitimacy of their own exorcists. "Your sons" likely refers to Jewish exorcists or followers of the Pharisees who also claimed to cast out demons. This rhetorical question challenges the consistency of the accusers' logic and highlights their bias against Jesus. It suggests that if they accept the exorcisms performed by their own people as legitimate, they should also recognize the divine authority in Jesus' works. This phrase underscores the hypocrisy and inconsistency in the religious leaders' arguments.So then, they will be your judges. In this concluding phrase, Jesus indicates that the very people the accusers trust—those who perform exorcisms among them—will stand as witnesses against them. This statement implies that the truth of Jesus' divine authority is evident and that their rejection of Him is unjustifiable. Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the final judgment, where the truth will be revealed, and those who reject Jesus will be held accountable. It also emphasizes the idea that actions and beliefs will be judged by their consistency with the truth of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing the accusations of the Pharisees and others who claim He casts out demons by the power of Beelzebul. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> A religious group in Judaism known for strict adherence to the Law. They are often in opposition to Jesus and His teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/b/beelzebul.htm">Beelzebul</a> A name used for Satan or a demonic figure, suggesting the prince of demons. The Pharisees accuse Jesus of using this power to perform exorcisms. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sons_of_the_pharisees.htm">Sons of the Pharisees</a> Refers to the followers or disciples of the Pharisees who also practiced exorcism. Jesus challenges the Pharisees by questioning the source of their power. 5. <a href="/topical/d/demons.htm">Demons</a> Spiritual beings opposed to God, often causing harm or possession in individuals. Jesus frequently encounters and casts them out during His ministry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a> Jesus demonstrates His divine authority over demons, affirming His identity as the Son of God. Believers can trust in His power and authority in spiritual matters. <a href="/topical/c/challenge_of_hypocrisy.htm">Challenge of Hypocrisy</a> Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. Believers are encouraged to examine their own lives for inconsistencies and to live authentically according to their faith. <a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_spiritual_matters.htm">Discernment in Spiritual Matters</a> The passage calls for discernment in understanding the source of spiritual power. Believers should seek the Holy Spirit's guidance to discern truth from deception. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a> Jesus points out that those who accuse Him will be judged by their own standards. Believers are reminded of the importance of righteous judgment and accountability. <a href="/topical/p/power_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Power of the Holy Spirit</a> The passage underscores the role of the Holy Spirit in empowering believers to overcome evil. Christians are encouraged to rely on the Spirit for strength and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 11</a> <a href="/q/do_angels_and_demons_engage_in_combat.htm">Do angels and demons engage in combat?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_science_view_luke_11_14's_exorcism.htm">In Luke 11:14, how can one reconcile the exorcism of a mute demon with modern science, which offers no evidence for demonic possession?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_ride_one_or_two_animals.htm">How many animals did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? One (Mark 11:7, Luke 19:35) or two (Matthew 21:7)?</a> <a href="/q/can_demons_recognize_jesus_evidence.htm">Mark 3:11: How can demons recognize Jesus as the Son of God, and what scientific or historical basis, if any, supports the existence of demon possession?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - By whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But he goes further in his skillful line of argument. "I am not the only one," said Jesus, "who claims to cast out devils. There are those in the midst of you, your sons, who make a similar assertion. Have they too entered into a league with this evil angel?" A question has been raised respecting these professed exorcists of evil spirits whom Jesus here styles "your sons." Who were they? Some, notably the older patristic expositors, have supposed that our Lord here alluded to his own apostles, to whom a measure of this power over unclean spirits was certainly given. Others, that they are identical with the "pupils of the wise," disciples of the great rabbinical schools, such as were presided over by the famous doctors of the Talmud. This is quite possible; but we have no proof that professional exorcists were pupils in any of the known rabbinical schools. It is more likely that by this general term Jesus alluded to the exorcists. These were, at this period of Jewish history, numerous. They are alluded to in <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13</a>; by Josephus ('Ant.,' 8:02, 5); mention of them is also specially made in the Talmud, which even describes something of their mode of procedure. Our Lord seems to affirm in some cases, to a certain extent, the efficacy of the power of these exorcists. "These, Jews like yourselves," argued Jesus, "some of them, you know, belonging to your own Pharisee sect, - these have in certain cases apparently driven out the evil spirit of insanity: you do not accuse them, do you, of working with an evil angel?" Godet, in the next seven verses, has suggested a new line of interpretation, which, while generally preserving the traditional exposition of the various details, supplies the connecting thought between ver. 23 ("He that is not with me is against me," etc.) and the verses which precede and follow. This, apparently, has never been done satisfactorily by any commentator. Indeed, some, e.g. De Wette and Bleek, are frank enough to confess that they abandon the attempt. In these seven verses Jesus draws two pictures, in which he contrasts one of those expulsions of evil spirits which he works with that of a cure worked by an exorcist. <a href="/commentaries/luke/11-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. drive out ἐκβάλλω (ekballō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. demons δαιμόνια (daimonia) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. by ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Beelzebul, Βεελζεβοὺλ (Beelzeboul) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> Beelzebul, a name of Satan, the chief of evil spirits. Of Chaldee origin; dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan. by ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. whom τίνι (tini) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. {do} your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. sons υἱοὶ (huioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. drive [them] out? ἐκβάλλουσιν (ekballousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. So then, διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. they αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. will be ἔσονται (esontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. judges. κριταὶ (kritai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2923.htm">Strong's 2923: </a> A judge, magistrate, ruler. 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