Luke 11:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 11:14

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13 If you then, being evil, know how to give ^agood gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

A House Divided Cannot Stand

14 ^aAnd He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

15 But some of them said, ^a“He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

16 Others, testing Him, ^asought from Him a sign from heaven.

17 ^aBut ^bHe, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.

18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

20 But if I cast out demons ^awith the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 ^aWhen a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.

22 But ^awhen a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his¹ spoils.

23 ^aHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

An Unclean Spirit Returns

24 ^a“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.

26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and ^athe last state of that man is worse than the first.”

Keeping the Word

27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, ^a“Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”

28 But He said, ^a“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Seeking a Sign

29 ^aAnd while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a ^bsign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah¹ the prophet.

30 For as ^aJonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

31 ^aThe queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a ^bgreater than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for ^athey repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body

33 ^a“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a ^bbasket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

34 ^aThe lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is¹ good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is² bad, your body also is full of darkness.

35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers

37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

38 ^aWhen the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

Verse Comparison: Luke 11:14

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American Standard Version
And he was casting out a demon `that was' dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled.

Amplified® Bible
Now Jesus was driving out a demon that was dumb; and it occurred that when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds marveled.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus forced a demon out of a man who could not talk. And after the demon had gone out, the man started speaking, and the crowds were amazed.

Darby English Version
And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb [man] spoke. And the crowds wondered.

Good News Bible
Jesus was driving out a demon that could not talk; and when the demon went out, the man began to talk. The crowds were amazed,

International Standard Version
Jesus was driving a demon out of a man who was unable to talk. When the demon had gone out, the man began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

King James Version
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

New American Standard Bible
And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.

New International Version
Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.

New King James Version
And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He cast out a demon which caused muteness. When the demon had gone out, the previously mute man spoke; and the crowds became amazed.

Young's Literal Translation
And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,

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