Luke 11 · Verse 19

Luke 11:19

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Luke 11:19, King James Version

Luke 11:19 in other translations

BSBAnd if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
WEBBut if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
ASVAnd if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
YLT‘But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons--your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;
DARBYBut if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons — by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.
BBEAnd if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.
WebsterAnd if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

What does Luke 11:19 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verses 14-23. Mt 12:22 and Mt 12:23-30

Verse 19.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Beelzebub - See on Mat 10:25 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:14-26

Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the…

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Luke 11:19 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἰeiIfG1487
δὲdenowG1161
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
ἐνenbyG1722
ΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulBeelzebulG954
ἐκβάλλωekballōcast outG1544
τὰtatheG3588
δαιμόνια,daimoniademons,G1140
οἱhoitheG3588
υἱοὶhuioisonsG5207
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771
ἐνenbyG1722
τίνιtiniwhomG5101
ἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousindo they cast out?G1544
διὰdiaOn account ofG1223
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778
αὐτοὶautoithey themselvesG846
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771
κριταὶkritaijudgesG2923
ἔσονται.esontaiwill be.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 11:19

  • Luke 9:49

    And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

  • Job 15:6

    Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Luke 11:31-32

    The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Matthew 12:27-28

    And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

  • Luke 19:22

    And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

  • Matthew 12:41-42

    The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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by.
9:49; Mt 12:27,28
shall.
31,32; 19:22; Job 15:6; Mt 12:41,42; Ro 3:19

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Context

  • Luke 11:18

    If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

  • Luke 11:19

    And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

  • Luke 11:20

    But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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Luke 11:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues si yo echo fuera los demonios en Beelzebub, ¿vuestros hijos en quién los echan fuera? Por tanto, ellos serán vuestros jueces.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Or si c’est par Béelzébul que moi je chasse les démons, vos fils, par qui les chassent-ils? C’est pourquoi ils seront eux-mêmes vos juges.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn aber ich durch Beelzebub die Dämonen austreibe, durch wen treiben eure Söhne sie aus? Darum werden sie eure Richter sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si autem ego in Beelzebub ejicio dæmonia: filii vestri in quo ejiciunt? ideo ipsi judices vestri erunt.