Luke 11:20

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But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

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  • Exod 8:19 : 19 The magicians said to Pharaoh,“It is the finger of God!” But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.
  • Matt 3:2 : 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  • Matt 12:28 : 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.
  • Luke 10:9 : 9 Heal the sick in that town and say to them,‘The kingdom of God has come upon you!’
  • Luke 10:11 : 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’
  • Acts 20:25 : 25 “And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.
  • Acts 28:23-28 : 23 They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets. 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. 25 So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement:“The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah 26 when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive. 27 For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”’ 28 “Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
  • 2 Thess 1:5 : 5 Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

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  • Matt 12:26-29
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    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.

  • Luke 11:17-19
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    17But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.

    18So 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.

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

  • Luke 11:14-15
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    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!”

  • Mark 3:22-24
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    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.

  • Matt 12:24
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    24But when the Pharisees heard this they said,“He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

  • Luke 10:9
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    9Heal the sick in that town and say to them,‘The kingdom of God has come upon you!’

  • Matt 9:34
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    34But the Pharisees said,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • Luke 11:21-23
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    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.

  • Luke 10:11
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    11‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’

  • 1 Cor 4:20
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    20For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.

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    20The Coming of the Kingdom Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered,“The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

    21nor will they say,‘Look, here it is!’ or‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

  • Mark 3:11
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    11And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”

  • Luke 4:35-36
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    35But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

    36They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

  • Acts 10:38
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    38with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

  • Mark 5:8
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    8(For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)

  • Mark 3:26-27
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    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.

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    39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

  • Luke 13:20
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    20Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

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    25But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!”

    26After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

  • Luke 10:17
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    17Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying,“Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”

  • Matt 17:19
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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

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    1The Sending of the Twelve Apostles After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

  • Mark 1:23
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    23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • John 12:31
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    31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

  • Mark 3:15
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    15and to have authority to cast out demons.

  • Luke 4:41
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    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.

  • Luke 21:31
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    31So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

  • Luke 9:42
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    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.

  • Mark 9:25
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    25Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

  • Mark 1:14-15
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    14Preaching in Galilee and the Call of the Disciples Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

    15He said,“The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!”

  • Matt 11:18
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    18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,‘He has a demon!’

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    16When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

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    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

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    33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

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    1Sending Out the Twelve Apostles Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.