LUKE 10:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And he said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

UST Jesus told them, “While you were away doing that, I saw Satan lose a position of advantage as suddenly and quickly as lightning comes down!

BLB And He said to them, "I beheld Satan having fallen as lightning out of heaven.

AICNT And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

OEB And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.

WEBBE He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

LSV and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;

FBV Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

TCNT He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

T4T Jesus replied, “When those demons were obeying you, because God had enabled you to defeat them, it was as though [MET] I saw Satan fall from heaven as suddenly and quickly as lightning strikes.

LEB So he said to them, “I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.

BBE And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.

Moff He said to them, "Yes, I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.

Wymth "I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.

ASV And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

DRA And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightening falling from heaven.

YLT and he said to them, 'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;

Drby And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.

RV And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

SLT And he said to them, I saw Satan as lightning fallen from heaven.

Wbstr And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

KJB-1769 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

KJB-1611 And he said vnto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heauen.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And he said vnto them: I sawe Satan as it had ben lyghtnyng, fallyng downe from heauen.
(And he said unto them: I saw Satan as it had been lightning, falling down from heaven.)

Gnva And he said vnto them, I sawe Satan, like lightening, fall downe from heauen.
(And he said unto them, I saw Satan, like lightening, fall down from heaven. )

Cvdl But he sayde vnto them: I sawe Sathan fall downe from heauen as a lightenynge.
(But he said unto them: I saw Satan fall down from heaven as a lightning.)

TNT And he sayde vnto them: I sawe satan as it had bene lightenyng faule doune from heaven.
(And he said unto them: I saw satan as it had been lightening fall down from heaven. )

Wycl And he seide to hem, Y saiy Sathnas fallynge doun fro heuene, as leit.
(And he said to hem, I say Sathnas falling down from heaven, as light.)

Luth Er sprach aber zu ihnen: Ich sah wohl den Satanas vom Himmel fallen als einen Blitz.
(He spoke but to/for to_them: I saw probably/well the Satanas from_the heaven fall/drop as a flash(n).)

ClVg Et ait illis: Videbam Satanam sicut fulgor de cælo cadentem.
(And he_said to_them: Seebam Satanam like fulgor from/about the_sky they_will_fallem. )

UGNT εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, ἐθεώρουν τὸν Σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα.
(eipen de autois, etheōroun ton Satanan hōs astrapaʸn ek tou ouranou pesonta.)

SBL-GNT εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς· Ἐθεώρουν τὸν Σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα.
(eipen de autois; Etheōroun ton Satanan hōs astrapaʸn ek tou ouranou pesonta.)

RP-GNT Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ἐθεώρουν τὸν Σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα.
(Eipen de autois, Etheōroun ton Satanan hōs astrapaʸn ek tou ouranou pesonta.)

TC-GNT Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ἐθεώρουν τὸν Σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα.
(Eipe de autois, Etheōroun ton Satanan hōs astrapaʸn ek tou ouranou pesonta. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–24: Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples

In Section 9:1–6 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles to preach and to heal. Here in Section 10:1–24 he sent out a larger group of disciples to different towns. Jesus told this larger group of disciples to visit many towns. They would visit the towns to find out which people and towns would receive Jesus and which would not receive him. Jesus ended his instructions to these disciples by telling them that God would punish the towns where the people did not welcome him.

Notice that in Luke 10:1 there is a textual issue concerning the number of disciples Jesus sent. You should make a decision about this textual issue before you decide on the heading for this section.

Another possible heading for this section is:

Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples to preach and to heal people

Luke is the only gospel writer who wrote about this event. However, there are parallel passages for some of the verses in this section in Matthew 9:37–38, 10:7–16, and 11:21–23.Marshall, p. 412.

10:18a

So He told them,

And he/Jesus said/responded to them,
Jesus responded,

10:18b

“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

“Yes, I saw/watched Satan falling from heaven as swiftly as a flash of lightning.
“I know. When the demons obeyed you, I perceived Satan and his demons suddenly falling from heaven like lightning flashes/strikes.

10:18a–b

So He told them, “I saw Satan fall…”: The clause that the BSB translates as So He told them is literally “And he said to them.” In this verse Jesus responded to what the disciples said in 10:17 about casting out demons.

Jesus implied that when the disciples cast demons out of people, Jesus/God was defeating Satan. Jesus probably also implied that the disciples were able to cast the demons out because Jesus already had power over Satan. In the future Jesus would completely destroy Satan’s power.

In some languages it may seem that in 10:18 Jesus did not respond to what the disciples had just said. It may be necessary to make explicit that Jesus was saying something about the same topic. For example:

Jesus responded, “Yes,…”

Jesus responded to their statement by saying, “I know,…”

Jesus replied, “As you were doing that, I saw Satan fall…”

I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven: Scholars interpret this clause in different ways:

Jesus was speaking figuratively about something that he knew had happened. He perceived that Satan had lost his power.
Jesus was speaking literally about something that he actually saw. He may have seen it in a vision while he was on earth or he may have seen it before he became man.

English versions do not indicate which interpretation they follow. It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with a majority of Bible scholars. It is good if you can suggest in your translation that Jesus was speaking figuratively.Satan’s fall began when God initially cast him out of heaven before God created people. Satan’s power was further weakened when Christ came to earth, cast demons out of people, and gave his followers the power to cast demons out of people. Jesus further weakened Satan’s power when he died and rose again. And Satan’s fall will be complete in the last days when God overcomes all evil. Jesus was apparently perceiving all of this when he thought about how his disciples were casting demons out of people. For example:

I saw Satan being defeated, as though he were falling out of heaven like lightning.

See the note on “Satan fall like lightning from heaven” later in this part of the verse.

I saw: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as I saw is literally “I was observing” or “I watched.” This verb probably refers here to something that Jesus perceived (“saw” in his mind) while his disciples were casting demons out of people.

Satan fall like lightning from heaven: The phrase Satan fall like lightning from heaven is a simile. This simile compares Satan’s fall (defeat) to the way that lightning suddenly/swiftly strikes downward from the sky. This simile implies that Satan was defeated quickly or suddenly.

Your translation should not imply that Satan fell in a powerful way and caused destruction as lightning sometimes does. The point of the simile is Satan’s sudden defeat. Some other ways to translate this simile are:

Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning (CEV)

I perceived that Satan was defeated as suddenly as lightning falls from the sky.

See heaven in the Glossary.

Satan: The word Satan is the Hebrew name of the chief or leader of all the evil spirits. In Hebrew his name means “enemy.” He is the enemy of God and God’s people. Here are some ways to translate Satan:

Use a local name or idiom that refers to the chief of all demons.
Use a descriptive phrase such as
the chief/leader of the evil spirits
the spirit enemy of God
Transliterate the name Satan. If this word is not already known in your area, you may also want to add a descriptive phrase. For example:
Satanas, the ruler of demons
Shaitan

If you transliterate Satan or borrow a word from another language, be sure that it communicates the biblical meaning to people in your culture. It is important to check this in each biblical context.

Try to use a term that will be acceptable to churches in the area. You may also want to add a footnote or glossary entry that further explains who Satan is. For example:

Satan is the leader of all the evil spirits or demons. Once he was an angel in heaven, but he rebelled against God. God expelled him from heaven, and now he tempts people on earth. Other names for him are “Beelzebul,” “the Devil,” “the Evil One,” “the Enemy,” and “the Tempter.”

Parallel LUKE 10:18

Section 10:1–24: Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples

10:18a

10:18b

10:18a–b