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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:14-23

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22-30. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 11:14-23

Luke 11:14-23 . And he was casting out a devil See on Matthew 9:32-34; and Matthew 12:22-23. Some said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub These he answers, Luke 11:17. Others, to try whether it were so or not, sought a sign from heaven These he reproves, in the 29th and following verses. Beelzebub signifies the lord of flies, a title which the heathen gave to Jupiter, whom they accounted the chief of their gods, and yet supposed him to be employed in driving away flies from... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 11:14-36

52. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:22-45; Mark 3:22-30; Luke 11:14-36)On one occasion when Jesus cast out demons, the Pharisees accused him of doing it by the power of Satan, the prince of demons (Matthew 12:22-24; Luke 11:14-16). Jesus replied that if the prince of demons used his own power to cast out demons, he would be creating civil war in his own kingdom. He would be destroying himself. The only way a strong man can be defeated is if a stronger man overpowers him. In casting out... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:15

through = by. Greek en. App-104 . Beelzebub . Aramaean. See on Matthew 10:25 . App-94 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:16

others . Greek. Plural of heteros. App-124 . of = from. Greek. para. App-104 . from = out of. Greek. ek. App-104 . heaven . Singular, as in Luke 11:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:15

But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.This portion of the chapter appears to be descriptive of some of the same incidents and teachings recorded in Matthew 12; but this may not be affirmed dogmatically. How natural it was that the Pharisees would have renewed a charge ascribing Jesus' power to Satan, and how logical that Jesus would have replied to it with strikingly similar words and illustrations. If the two passages are indeed accounts of a single... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:16

And others, trying him, sought of him a sign from heaven.A sign from heaven ... This was repeatedly demanded by the Pharisees, although they are not named here: and what they probably meant was some spectacular wonder, without moral value, which would cater to human curiosity. Jesus never allowed himself to be maneuvered by such evil requests. Not only were the Pharisees incapable of judging such signs, if they had been given; but they were already the sworn enemies of the Lord, intent on... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:14-16

Luke again first presented the setting for the confrontation that followed. Jesus cast a demon out of a man whom it had made dumb. This sign of His messiahship amazed the multitudes that observed it (cf. Luke 4:36; Luke 9:42-43; et al.). Some of them attributed Jesus’ power to the head demon, namely, Satan (Luke 11:18). The spelling Beelzebul (NASB) is most common in the Greek text. Beelzebub (NIV) has come down to us from the Latin manuscript tradition. "Beelzebul" probably came from the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:14-26

1. The Beelzebul controversy 11:14-26 (cf. Matthew 12:22-37; Mark 3:19-30)The placement of these events in Luke’s Gospel again raises the question of whether Luke recorded the same incident as Matthew and Mark or whether this was a similar but different one. I, along with many other students of the passages, believe it was probably a different occasion in view of the differences in the accounts.The connecting idea with what precedes is the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13). Luke had stressed the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:14-54

C. The results of popular opposition 11:14-54Luke recorded the climax of the rejection of Jesus and His message and then narrated Jesus’ instructions to His disciples about how they should live in view of rejection. read more

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