# Luke 10.17-20

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.</span> 18. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.</span>**
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> 21. In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, <span class="rl-speech">I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.</span> (Luke 10:15-22, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”</span> 18. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”</span>**
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> 21. In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”</span> 22. Turning to the disciples, he said, <span class="rl-speech">“All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him.”</span> (Luke 10:15-22, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.</span> 18. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.</span>**
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> 21. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, <span class="rl-speech">I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. <sup>many ancient copies add these words at the beginning of verse, and turning to his Disciples, he said</sup></span> (Luke 10:15-22, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">'He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'</span>
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> **17. And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;' 18. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'</span>**
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> 21. In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">'All things were delivered up to me by my Father, and no one doth know who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal [Him].'</span> (Luke 10:15-22, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 10.18](/codex/luke-10-18/)

**Concepts:**

- [Authority to Cast Out Demons](/codex/authority-to-cast-out-demons/), via [Luke 10.19](/codex/luke-10-19/)
- [Demons](/codex/demons/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 10](/codex/luke-10/)
- [Prayers Against Scoffing and Mockery](/codex/prayers-against-scoffing-and-mockery/), via [Luke 10.19](/codex/luke-10-19/)
- [Satan](/codex/h7854-satan/), via [Luke 10.18](/codex/luke-10-18/), [Luke 10.19](/codex/luke-10-19/)
- [Spiritual Warfare](/codex/spiritual-warfare/), via [Luke 10.19](/codex/luke-10-19/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Luke 10.18](/codex/luke-10-18/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/), via [Luke 10.18](/codex/luke-10-18/)
- [H7854 - satan](/codex/h7854-satan/), via [Luke 10.18](/codex/luke-10-18/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.