# Luke 10.18

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.</span>
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> **18. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.</span>**
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> 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> (Luke 10:16-20, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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> 17. <span class="rl-speech">The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”</span>
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> **18. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.</span>**
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> 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> (Luke 10:16-20, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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> 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>
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> **18. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.</span>**
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> 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> (Luke 10:16-20, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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> 17. And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'
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> **18. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;</span>**
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> 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> (Luke 10:16-20, 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/)

**Concepts:**

- [Demons](/codex/demons/), via [Luke 10.17-20](/codex/luke-10-17-20/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 10](/codex/luke-10/)
- [Satan](/codex/h7854-satan/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/)
- [H7854 - satan](/codex/h7854-satan/)

**Passages:**

- [John 12.31](/codex/john-12-31/)

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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.