Luke 11:15

Luke 11:15

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.

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John Wesley's Notes

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But some said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub - These he answers, Luke 11:17. Others, to try whether it were so or no, sought a sign from heaven. These he reproves in Luke 11:29 and following verses. 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. Mark 3:22.

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