LUKE 11:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]but yet some of them said, “He’s driving out demons because he’s Beelzebul the leader of the demons.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, 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 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out the demons.”

UST But some of them said, “It is Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, who enables this man to force out demons!”

BSB but some of them said, “[It is] by Beelzebul,[fn] the prince of the demons, [that] He drives out demons.”

11:15 WH Beezeboul; Vulgate Beelzebub; also in verses 18 and 19

BLB And some of them said, "By Beelzebul the prince of the demons He casts out the demons."

AICNT But some of them said, “By {Beelzebul},[fn] the prince of demons, he casts out the demons.” [[But he answered and said, “How can Satan cast out Satan?”]][fn]

11:15, Beelzebul: Some manuscripts read “Beelzebub.” Syriac (sy)

11:15, But he answered...: Some manuscripts include. A(02) D(05)

OEB but some of them said, ‘He drives out demons by the help of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons’;

WEBBE But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons.”

LSV and certain of them said, “By Beelzebul, ruler of the demons, He casts forth the demons”;

FBV But some of them said, “He is driving out demons using the power of Beelzebub, the ruler of demons.”

TCNT But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons.”

T4T But some of them said, “It is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables this man to expel demons!”

LEB But some of them said, “By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!”

BBE But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

Moff but some of them said, "It is by Beelzebul the prince of daemons that he casts out daemons."

Wymth But some among them said, "It is by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of the demons, that he expels the demons."

ASV But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

DRA But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.

YLT and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

Drby But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

RV But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

SLT And certain of them said. By Beelzebul ruler of demons he casts out demons.

Wbstr But some of them said, He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.

KJB-1769 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

KJB-1611 But some of them said, Hee casteth out deuils through Beelzebub the chiefe of the deuils.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But some of the sayde, he casteth out deuils through Beelzebub, the chiefe of the deuils.
(But some of the said, he casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.)

Gnva But some of them said, He casteth out deuils through Beelzebub the chiefe of ye deuils.
(But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of ye/you_all devils. )

Cvdl But some of them sayde: He dryueth out the deuels, thorow Beelzebub the chefe of the deuels.
(But some of them said: He driveth out the devils, through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.)

TNT But some of the sayde: he casteth out devyls by the power of Belzebub the chefe of the devyls.
(But some of the said: he casteth out devils by the power of Belzebub the chief of the devils. )

Wycl And sum of hem seiden, In Belsabub, prince of deuelis, he castith out deuelis.
(And some of hem said, In Belsabub, prince of devils, he castith out devils.)

Luth Etliche aber unter ihnen sprachen: Er treibt die Teufel aus durch Beelzebub, den Obersten der Teufel.
(Several but under to_them said: He drives the devil out_of through Beelzebub, the colonel the/of_the devil.)

ClVg Quidam autem ex eis dixerunt: In Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum ejicit dæmonia.[fn]
(Quidam however from to_them they_said: In Beelzebub prince of_demons eyicit demons. )

11.15 In Beelzebub. Ninus rex, conditor Ninive, Belo patri suo statuam consecravit, eique divinos honores instituit, cujus simulacri similitudinem suscipientes Chaldæi Bel vocabant. Palæstini suscipientes, Baal dicebant, Moabitæ Beelphegor. Judæi autem unius Dei cultores propter derisionem gentilium Beelzebub appellabant. Baal enim vir dicitur, Zebub musca, inde Beelzebub, id est, vir muscarum, sive habens muscas, propter sordes cruoris, qui in templo ejus immolabatur. Asserebant etiam Judæi in hoc simulacro principem dæmoniorum habitare, per cujus potestatem dicebant Jesum dæmonia pellere.

11.15 In Beelzebub. Ninus king, founder Ninive, Belo to_his_father his_own statuam consecrated, eique divines with_honours instituit, whose at_the_same_timeacri similarity suscipientes Chaldæi Bel vocabant. Palæstini suscipientes, Baal they_said, Moabites Beelphegor. Jews however of_one of_God worshippers because derisionem Gentile Beelzebub appellabant. Baal because man it_is_said, Zebub musca, therefore/from_there Beelzebub, that it_is, man muscarum, if/or having muscas, because dirt/filth cruoris, who/which in/into/on temple his immolabatur. Asserebant also Jews in/into/on this at_the_same_timeacro prince of_demons to_live, through whose power they_said Yesus demons hide/skin(n)re.

UGNT τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον, ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων, ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.
(tines de ex autōn eipon, en Beʼelzeboul tōi arⱪonti tōn daimoniōn, ekballei ta daimonia.)

SBL-GNT τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον· Ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ⸀τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια·
(tines de ex autōn eipon; En Beʼelzeboul ⸀tōi arⱪonti tōn daimoniōn ekballei ta daimonia;)

RP-GNT Τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον, Ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.
(Tines de ex autōn eipon, En Beʼelzeboul arⱪonti tōn daimoniōn ekballei ta daimonia.)

TC-GNT Τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν [fn]εἶπον, Ἐν [fn]Βεελζεβοὺλ [fn]ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.
(Tines de ex autōn eipon, En Beʼelzeboul arⱪonti tōn daimoniōn ekballei ta daimonia. )

11:15 ειπον ¦ ειπαν WH

11:15 βεελζεβουλ ¦ βεεζεβουλ WH

11:15 αρχοντι ¦ τω αρχοντι ANT CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:14–23: Jesus proved that he did not use Satan’s power

This section is not explicitly connected with the preceding section in time, place, or theme.

In this section, Jesus cast out a demon that made a man mute (11:14). Some people who were there commented to each other that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of Satan (11:15). Jesus gave them two reasons why this could not be true (11:17–19). He concluded that he cast out demons by the power of God (11:20). Then he told a parable (11:21–22) that showed that he is stronger than Satan.

Some other headings for this section are:

Jesus is stronger than Satan

Jesus and Beelzebub

Jesus sends unclean spirits away by defeating Satan

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 12:22–30 and Mark 3:20–27.

11:15a

but some of them said,

But some of the people said,
But some people in the crowd said to each other:

but some of them said: This clause contrasts some of the people in the crowd with the crowd in general. Most of the people were amazed. The smaller group in the crowd spoke to each other, not directly to Jesus. In some languages, it may be clearer to make this explicit. For example:

But some people in the crowd said to each other

But some of them said about Jesus

This group is a different group than the “others” in 11:16 who asked Jesus directly for a sign.

11:15b

“It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons,

“It is by the power of Beelzebul, the leader of the demons,
“Jesus is using the power of Satan, the chief of evil spirits,
“It is Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, who has given him the help/power

It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons: The Greek word that the BSB transliterates as Beelzebul was the name of a pagan god. The people were using it to refer to Satan.

Some ways to translate this are:

Transliterate the Greek term. The actual Greek term here is best transliterated as Beelzebul (as in the BSB and most English versions). Some English versions, such as the NIV and KJV, have used “Beelzebub” in order to conform to 2 Kings 1:2. If you transliterate this term, it is recommended that you follow the Greek form, Beelzebul.
Use your word for Satan to replace Beelzebul each time it occurs in this passage. For example:
He gets his power from Satan (NLT)

It is also recommended that you include a footnote the first time this word occurs. For example:

Beelzebul is another name for Satan.

If you use the word “Satan” instead of “Beelzebul” in 11:15, 11:18b, and 11:19a, it is recommended that you include a footnote at 11:15. For example:

In the Greek of this passage, Satan is actually called “Beelzebul.” “Beelzebul” was the name of a pagan god, and people also used this name to refer to Satan.

by Beelzebul: The phrase by Beelzebul means “using the power of Beelzebul.” The people were accusing Jesus of using the power of Beelzebul to cast unclean spirits out of people. They did not believe that Jesus did this by the power of God. Some other ways to translate this idea are:

with the help of Beelzebul (GW)

Jesus uses the power of Beelzebul…to force demons out of people. (NCV)

It is Beelzebul…who gives him the power to drive them out. (GNT)

the prince of the demons: The phrase the prince of the demons means “the leader of the unclean spirits.” This was a reference to Satan, the devil. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

the ruler of demons (GW)

the chief of the evil spirits (JBP)

See demon in the Glossary.

11:15c

that He drives out demons.”

that he is throwing/casting out demons!”
to expel evil spirits from people!”
to cause demons to leave people.”

drives out: The Greek word that the BSB translates as drives out means to cause or force a demon to leave a person. This is the same verb as in 11:14a.

Parallel LUKE 11:15

Section 11:14–23: Jesus proved that he did not use Satan’s power

11:15a

11:15b

11:15c