Luke 11:15 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 11:15

but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

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ASV

But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

KJV

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But some of them said,.... The Pharisees, Mat 9:34 Mat 12:24 who could not bear that he should be thought to be the Messiah, and therefore put an ill construction on the miracle: he casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of devils; in several copies he is called Beelzebul, and in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; which last adds these words, "and he answered and said, how can Satan cast out Satan?" See Gill on Mat 12:20.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Beelzebub signifies the Lord of flies, a title which the heathens gave to Jupiter, whom they accounted the chief of their gods, and yet supposed him to be employed in driving away flies from their temple and sacrifices. The Philistines worshipped a deity under this name, as the God of Ekron: from hence the Jews took the name, and applied it to the chief of the devils.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Now they would have it thought, or said at least, that there was a correspondence settled between Christ and the devil, that the devil should have the advantage in the main and be victorious at last, but that in order hereto, in particular instances, he should yield Christ the advantage and retire by consent.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The connection between these verses and those which immediately precede them, is striking and instructive. In the preceding verses, our Lord Jesus Christ had been showing the power and importance of prayer. In the verses before us, he delivers a man from a 'mute' devil. The miracle is evidently intended to throw fresh light on the lesson. The same Savior who encourages us to pray — is the Savior who destroys Satan's power over our members, and restores our tongues to their proper use.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τινὲς	Tines	Some	G5100 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	them	G846 →
εἶπον·	eipon	said;	G2036 →
ἐν	en	By	G1722 →
Βεελζεβοὺλ	Beelzeboul	Beelzebul	G954 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
ἄρχοντι	archonti	prince	G758 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
δαιμονίων	daimoniōn	demons	G1140 →
ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	He casts out	G1544 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
δαιμόνια.¶	daimonia	demons.	G1140 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 10:20
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
leads to
- John 7:20
  “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- John 8:52
  “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
leads to
- Mark 3:22
  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.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 12:23–24
  The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- John 3:20
  Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
Through
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his…
leads to
- John 8:48
  The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 12:24
  But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
- Matthew 9:34
  But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Luke