Luke 11:18
So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Matt 12:26 : 26 So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
- Matt 12:31-34 : 31 For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. 33 Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
- Luke 11:15 : 15 But some of them said,“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons!”
- Jas 3:5-8 : 5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze. 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him,“Go away, Satan! For it is written:‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Matt 12:24-307 verses92%
24But when the Pharisees heard this they said,“He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
25Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.
26So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.
29How else can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.
30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
- Luke 11:19-246 verses87%
19Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
20But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.
21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.
22But when a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s armor on which the man relied and divides up his plunder.
23Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
24Response to Jesus’ Work“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says,‘I will return to the home I left.’
- Luke 11:14-174 verses87%
14Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.
15But some of them said,“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons!”
16Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.
17But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.
- Mark 3:21-277 verses85%
21When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said,“He is out of his mind.”
22The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”
23So he called them and spoke to them in parables:“How can Satan cast out Satan?
24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.
25If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come.
27But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.
- 74%
34But the Pharisees said,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”
- 71%
18So he said to them,“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
- 70%
19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
- Luke 8:29-302 verses69%
29For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
30Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.
- 69%
30(because they said,“He has an unclean spirit”).
- Luke 4:6-72 verses69%
6And he said to him,“To you I will grant this whole realm– and the glory that goes along with it, for it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
7So then, if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”
- 69%
31Then the demons begged him,“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
- John 10:20-212 verses69%
20Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
21Others said,“These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”
- 68%
8(For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)
- 68%
23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
- 68%
40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
- 68%
34So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
- 68%
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,‘He has a demon!’
- 68%
14And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
- 68%
31“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,
- 68%
33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
- 68%
33But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said,“Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
- 68%
25It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house‘Beelzebul,’ how much worse will they call the members of his household!
- 68%
26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first.”
- 68%
11And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”
- 68%
48The Judeans replied,“Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”
- 68%
41Demons also came out of many, crying out,“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
- 68%
42As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.