Luke 11:15
New International Version
But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”

New Living Translation
but some of them said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”

English Standard Version
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”

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

Berean Literal Bible
And some of them said, "By Beelzebul the prince of the demons He casts out the demons."

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

New King James Version
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

New American Standard Bible
But some of them said, “He casts out the demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

NASB 1995
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

NASB 1977
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Legacy Standard Bible
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Amplified Bible
But some of them said, “He drives out demons by [the power of] Beelzebul (Satan), the ruler of the demons.”

Christian Standard Bible
But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!”

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But men among them said, “This one exorcises devils by Beelzebub the Chief of devils.”

Contemporary English Version
But some people said, "He forces out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.

English Revised Version
But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But some of them said, "He can force demons out of people only with the help of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons."

Good News Translation
but some of the people said, "It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out."

International Standard Version
But some of them said, "He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

Literal Standard Version
and certain of them said, “By Beelzebul, ruler of the demons, He casts forth the demons”;

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

New American Bible
Some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.”

NET Bible
But some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons."

New Revised Standard Version
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

New Heart English Bible
But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

Webster's Bible Translation
But some of them said, He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.

Weymouth New Testament
But some among them said, "It is by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of the demons, that he expels the demons."

World English Bible
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”

Young's Literal Translation
and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

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Context
A House Divided
14One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed, 15but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.” 16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.…

Cross References
Matthew 4:24
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed--and He healed them.

Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons."

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 household!

Matthew 12:22
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.


Treasury of Scripture

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

He.

Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

Matthew 12:24-30
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils…

Mark 3:22-30
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils…

Beelzebub.

Luke 11:18,19
If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub…

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Luke 11
1. Jesus teaches us to pray, and that instantly;
11. assuring us that God will give all good things to those who ask him.
14. He, casting out a demon, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees;
27. and shows who are blessed;
29. preaches to the people;
37. and reprimands the outward show of holiness.














Verse 15. - But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. The accusation seems to have been whispered among the people by the Pharisee emissaries from the capital; the words of the charge were evidently not addressed to Jesus. These men could not deny the reality of the work of healing, so they tried to suggest that the great Healer had dealings with some great evil angel, whom they call, from some old Jewish tradition, Beelzebub. In 2 Kings 1:3 we read that this idol-deity was the god of Ekron. The name signifies "lord of flies." He was very likely worshipped in the low-lying cities of the sea-coast of Philistia as a god who would be likely to avert the plague of flies and insects which infested that locality. So Zeus was adored as Apomuios (the averter of flies), and Apollo as Ipuktonos (the slayer of vermin).

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Greek
but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

some
τινὲς (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

them
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

said,
εἶπον (eipon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“[It is] by
Ἐν (En)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: 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
Strong's 954: Beelzebul, a name of Satan, the chief of evil spirits. Of Chaldee origin; dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prince
ἄρχοντι (archonti)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 758: Present participle of archo; a first.

of the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

demons,
δαιμονίων (daimoniōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.

[that] He drives out
ἐκβάλλει (ekballei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1544: To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.

demons.”
δαιμόνια (daimonia)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.


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