Luke 11:18

18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul.

Luke 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:18

And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall
his kingdom stand?
&c.] This is the accommodation of the above parables, or proverbial sentences; suggesting, that Satan must be against himself, if what the Pharisees said was true; and consequently, his kingdom and government, could not long subsist:

because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub;
which is all one as to say, that Satan is divided against himself, which is not reasonable to suppose; (See Gill on Matthew 12:26) and (See Gill on Mark 3:26).

Luke 11:18 In-Context

16 Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven.

17 But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house.

18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul.

19 Now if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.