Luke 11:14-28

Pharisees' Blasphemy

14 ¹And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.

15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons ²by ³Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

16 Others, to test Him, ⁴were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

17 ⁵But He knew their thoughts and said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls.

18 "If ⁶Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by ⁷Beelzebul.

19 "And if I by ⁸Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So * they will be your judges.

20 "But if I cast out demons by the ⁹finger of God, then ¹⁰the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed *.

22 "But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder.

23 "¹¹He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.

24 "¹²When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

25 "And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.

26 "Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

27 While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "¹³Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed."

28 But He said, "On the contrary *, blessed are ¹⁴those who hear the word of God and observe it."

Cross References

• 1. Luke 11:14, 15: {Matthew 12:22, 24;} Matthew 9:32-34
• 2. Matthew 9:34
• 3. Matthew 10:25
• 4. Matthew 12:38; Matthew 16:1; Mark 8:11
• 5. Luke 11:17-22: {Matthew 12:25-29; Mark 3:23-27}
• 6. Matthew 4:10
• 7. Matthew 10:25
• 8. Matthew 10:25
• 9. Exodus 8:19
• 10. Matthew 3:2
• 11. Matthew 12:30; Mark 9:40
• 12. Luke 11:24-26: {Matthew 12:43-45}
• 13. Luke 23:29
• 14. Luke 8:21

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "testing"
• [b] Or "attesting miracle"
• [c] Lit "every"
• [d] Lit "a house"
• [e] Lit "the"
• [f] Lit "in peace"
• [g] Lit "the"
• [h] Lit "He"