Luke 10:19

Luke 10:19

The Seventy Return with Joy

17 Then ^athe seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

18 And He said to them, ^a“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

19 Behold, ^aI give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but¹ rather rejoice because ^ayour names are written in heaven.”

Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit

21 ^aIn that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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And over all the power of the enemy (kai epi pasan thn dunamin tou exqrou). This is the heart of "the authority" (thn ecousian) here given by Jesus which is far beyond their expectations. The victory over demons was one phase of it. The power to tread upon serpents is repeated in Mark 16:18 (the Appendix) and exemplified in Paul's case in Malta (Acts 28:3-5). But protection from physical harm is not the main point in this struggle with Satan "the enemy" (Matthew 13:25; Romans 16:20; I Peter 5:8).

Nothing shall in any wise hurt you (ouden umav ou mh adikhsei). Text has future active indicative, while some MSS. read adikhsh, aorist active subjunctive of adikew, common verb from adikov (a privative and dikov), to suffer wrong, to do wrong. The triple negative here is very strong. Certainly Jesus does not mean this promise to create presumption or foolhardiness for he repelled the enemy's suggestion on the pinnacle of the temple.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 10:19:**

Mark 16:18
Revelation 7:2
Revelation 9:3

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