Luke 11:18-24 in English

¹⁸ And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

²¹ When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

²² but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

²² But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

²² But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils by Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

²¹ When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

²² but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ Similarly, if Satan and his demons were fighting against each other, ◄his rule over them would certainly not last!/how would his rule over them last?► RHQ I say this because you are saying that I am expelling demons by the power of the ruler of his own demons

¹⁹ Furthermore, if it is true that Satan enables me to expel demons, is it also true that your disciples who expel demons do so by Satan's power RHQ? No, that is not true. So they will show that you are not thinking logically.

²⁰ But because it is by the power MTY of God that I expel demons, I am showing you that the power of God to MET rule people's lives has come to you.”

²¹ Then, to show that by expelling evil spirits he was making it clear that he was much more powerful than Satan, Jesus said MET, “When a strong man who has many weapons guards his own house, no one can steal the things in his house.

²² But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man's house anything he wants to.

²³ No one can be neutral. Those who do not help me are opposing me, and those who do not gather people to become my disciples are causing those people to go away from me.”

²⁴ Then Jesus said this: “ Sometimes when an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders around in desolate areas seeking someone in whom it can rest. If it does not find anyone, it says to itself, ‘I will return to the person in whom I used to live!’

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armour in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

¹⁸ If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

¹⁹ And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

²⁰ But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

²¹ When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:

²² But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

²³ He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

¹⁸ and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

¹⁹ But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons — by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

²⁰ But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When the strong man armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

²² but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.

²³ He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.

¹⁹ Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

²⁰ But if I by the finger of God cast out devils; doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.

²² But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest; and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

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

²¹ When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are in peace.

²² But when someone stronger than he comes upon him, he overcomes him, and he takes away his full armor in which he had trusted, and distributes his spoils.

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

²⁴ “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and not finding any, he says, ‘I will return to my house from where I came out.’

¹⁸ So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?—since you say I cast out demons by Beelzebul!

¹⁹ Further, if I am casting out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

²⁰ But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

²¹ “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his possessions are safe.

²² But when someone stronger than he attacks, he overcomes him, takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

²⁴ “Whenever an unclean spirit goes out from 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 out.’

¹⁸ If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? You say that I cast out demons using the power of Beelzebub.

¹⁹ But if I drive out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whose power do your own people drive them out? They themselves will condemn you as wrong!

²⁰ However, if I am driving out demons by the power of God, then this proves God's kingdom has arrived. It's right here among you!

²¹ When a strong man who is fully armed guards his house, all he owns is safe.

²² But if a stronger man comes and defeats him, taking from him all his weapons that he depended on, then he can carry off all his possessions.

²³ Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who doesn't build together with me is breaking it all apart.

²⁴ When an evil spirit leaves someone, it goes through the desert looking for a place to stay. When it doesn't find anywhere, it says, ‘I'll return to the house I left.’

¹⁸ So if Satan also bee deuided against himselfe, howe shall his kingdome stande, because yee say that I cast out deuils through Beelzebub?

¹⁹ If I through Beelzebub cast out deuils, by whome doe your children cast them out? Therefore shall they be your iudges.

²⁰ But if I by ye finger of God cast out deuils, doutles the kingdome of God is come vnto you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, the thinges that hee possesseth, are in peace.

²² But when a stronger then hee, commeth vpon him, and ouercommeth him: hee taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and deuideth his spoiles.

²³ He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

²⁴ When the vncleane spirite is gone out of a man, he walketh through drie places, seeking rest: and when he findeth none he saieth, I wil returne vnto mine house whence I came out.

¹⁸ If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

²² but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For ye say that I cast out the demons through Beelzebul.

¹⁹ But if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be judges of you.

²⁰ But if I cast out the demons through the finger of God, then hath the kingdom of God already come to you.

²¹ When a strong man armed guardeth his palace, his goods are in peace;

²² but when one stronger than he cometh upon him and overcometh him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.

¹⁸ So, too, if Satan is wholly divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? Yet you say that I drive out demons by the help of Beelzebul.

¹⁹ But, if it is by Beelzebul's help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they will themselves be your judges.

²⁰ But, if it is by the hand of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God must already be upon you.

²¹ When a strong man is keeping guard, fully armed, over his own mansion, his property is in safety;

²² but, when one still stronger has attacked and overpowered him, he takes away all the weapons on which the other had relied, and divides his spoil.

²³ Whoever who is not with me is against me, and the person who does not help me to gather is scattering.

²⁴ No sooner does a foul spirit leave someone, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest; and finding none, it says ‘I will go back to the home which I left’;

¹⁸ So, too, if Satan is wholly divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? Yet you say that I drive out demons by the help of Beelzebul.

¹⁹ But, if it is by Beelzebul's help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they will themselves be your judges.

²⁰ But, if it is by the hand of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God must already be upon you.

²¹ When a strong man is keeping guard, fully armed, over his own mansion, his property is in safety;

²² but, when one still stronger has attacked and overpowered him, he takes away all the weapons on which the other had relied, and divides his spoil.

²³ Whoever who is not with me is against me, and the person who does not help me to gather is scattering.

²⁴ No sooner does a foul spirit leave someone, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest; and finding none, it says ‘I will go back to the home which I left’;

¹⁸ If Satan Adversary also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Ba'al-Zibbul Lord of Flies.

¹⁹ But if I cast out demons by Ba'al-Zibbul Lord of Flies, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He that is not with me is against me. He who does not gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

¹⁸ So if Satan be devided with in him silfe: how shall his kyngdome endure? Because ye saye that I cast out devyls by the power of Belzebub.

¹⁹ Yf I by the power of Belzebub caste oute devyls: by whome do youre chyldren cast them out? Therfore shall they be youre iudges.

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out devyls noo doute the kyngdome of God is come vpon you.

²¹ When a stronge man armed watcheth his housse: that he possesseth is in peace.

²² But when a stronger then he cometh vpo him and overcometh him: he taketh from him his harnes wherin he trusted and devideth his gooddes.

²³ He that is not with me is agaynst me. And he that gadereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ When the vnclene sprete is gone out of a man he walketh through waterlesse places sekinge reest. And when he fyndeth none he sayeth: I will returne agayne vnto my housse whence I came out.

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

¹⁹ If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? Because of this, they will be your judges.

²⁰ But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

²¹ When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own house, his goods are safe,

²² but when a stronger man overcomes him, the stronger man takes away the armor from the man, and plunders the man's possessions.

²³ The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.

²⁴ When an unclean spirit has gone away from a man, it passes through waterless places and looks for rest. Finding none, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armour in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

¹⁸ If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

²² But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

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

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

²⁰ But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

²¹ “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armour in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

²³ “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

¹⁸ And if Satan be parted against himself, how shall his realm stand? For ye say, that I cast out fiends in Beelzebub.

¹⁹ And if I in Beelzebub cast out fiends, in whom cast out your sons? or in whom your sons cast out? Therefore they shall be your doomsmen.

²⁰ But if I cast out fiends in the finger of God, then the realm of God is come among you.

²¹ When a strong, armed man keepeth his house, all things that he wieldeth be in peace.

²² But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him, he shall take away all his arms in which he trusted, and shall deal abroad his robberies or his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not together with me, scattereth abroad.

²⁴ When an unclean spirit goeth out of a man, he wandereth by dry places, and seeketh rest; and he finding none, saith, I shall turn again into mine house, from whence I came out.

¹⁸ And if Satan be parted against himself, how shall his realm stand? For ye say, that I cast out fiends in Beelzebub. (And if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? For ye say, that I throw out devils and demons by Beelzebub.)

¹⁹ And if I in Beelzebub cast out fiends, in whom cast out your sons? or in whom your sons cast out? Therefore they shall be your doomsmen. (And if I throw out devils and demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons throw them out? And so they shall be your judges.)

²⁰ But if I cast out fiends in the finger of God, then the realm of God is come among you. (But if I throw out devils and demons by the finger of God, then the Kingdom of God hath come among you, or hath come unto you.)

²¹ When a strong, armed man keepeth his house, all things that he wieldeth be in peace (or everything that he possesseth be at peace).

²² But if a stronger (man) than he come upon him, and overcome him, he shall take away all his armour or all his arms in which he trusted, (or he shall take away all his weapons in which he trusted), and shall deal abroad his robberies or his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not together with me, scattereth abroad.

²⁴ When an unclean spirit goeth out of a man, he wandereth by dry places, and seeketh rest; and he finding none, saith, I shall turn again into mine house, from whence I came out, (or and he finding no place to rest, saith, I shall return to my house, where I came from).

¹⁸ And if Sathanas be departid ayens hym silf, hou schal his rewme stonde? For ye seien, that Y caste out feendis in Belsabub.

¹⁹ And if Y in Belsabub caste out fendis, in whom casten out youre sones? Therfor thei schulen be youre domesmen.

²⁰ But if Y caste out fendis in the fyngir of God, thanne the rewme of God is comun among you.

²¹ Whanne a strong armed man kepith his hous, alle thingis that he weldith ben in pees.

²² But if a stronger than he come vpon hym, and ouercome hym, he schal take awei al his armere, in which he tristide, and schal dele abrood his robries.

²³ He that is not with me, is ayens me; and he that gederith not togidir with me, scaterith abrood.

²⁴ Whanne an vnclene spirit goith out of a man, he wandrith bi drie placis, and sekith reste; and he fyndynge not, seith, Y schal turne ayen in to myn hous, fro whannes Y cam out.

¹⁸ and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

¹⁹ 'But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons — your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

²⁰ but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

²¹ 'When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;

²² but when the stronger than he, having come upon him, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;

²³ he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.

²⁴ 'When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;