# Luke 11.20

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.</span> (Luke 11:18-22, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.</span> (Luke 11:18-22, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.</span> (Luke 11:18-22, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">'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;</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">'When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">but when the stronger than he, having come upon [him], may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;</span> (Luke 11:18-22, 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:**

- [Satanic Fabrication Objection Defeater](/codex/satanic-fabrication-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 11.15-22](/codex/luke-11-15-22/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 11.17-36](/codex/luke-11-17-36/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1140 - daimonion](/codex/g1140-daimonion/), via [Luke 11.14-23](/codex/luke-11-14-23/)
- [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/)

**Passages:**

- [Matthew 12.28](/codex/matthew-12-28/)

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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.