Luke 11:15

15 but some of the people said, "It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out." ¹

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Luke 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:15

But some of them said
The Pharisees, ( Matthew 9:34 ) ( Matthew 12:24 ) who could not bear that he should be thought to be the Messiah, and therefore put an ill construction on the miracle:

he casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of devils;
in several copies he is called Beelzebul, and in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; which last adds these words, "and he answered and said, how can Satan cast out Satan?" (See Gill on Matthew 12:20).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 11:15 In-Context

13 As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

14 Jesus was driving out a demon that could not talk; and when the demon went out, the man began to talk. The crowds were amazed,

15 but some of the people said, "It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out."

16 Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.

17 But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, "Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long; a family divided against itself falls apart.

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1. 11.15Matthew 9.34; 10.25.

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Luke 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

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