It is sufficient for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant, like his master. If they have called the Father of the family, 'Beelzebub,' how much more those of his household?
Luke 11:18 - Catholic Public Domain Version So then, if Satan is also divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom last? For you say that I expel demons with the help of and by Beelzebub. American Standard Version (1901) And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. Common English Bible If Satan is at war with himself, how will his kingdom endure? I ask this because you say that I throw out demons by the authority of Beelzebul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils. English Standard Version 2016 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. |
It is sufficient for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant, like his master. If they have called the Father of the family, 'Beelzebub,' how much more those of his household?
So if Satan casts out Satan, then he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
Then Jesus said to him: "Go away, Satan. For it has been written: 'You shall adore the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.' "
And reports of him went out to all of Syria, and they brought to him all those who had maladies, those who were in the grasp of various sicknesses and torments, and those who were in the hold of demons, and the mentally ill, and paralytics. And he cured them.
But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the leader of demons, that he casts out demons."