SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:19
Pues si yo echo fuera los demonios en Beelzeb, ¿vuestros hijos en quin los echan fuera? Por tanto, ellos sern vuestros jueces.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 11:19
Verse 19. Beelzebub] See on Matt. x. 25.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils , etc.] Which is what the Pharisees charged him with; in the Greek copies, and so in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions it is read, by Beelzebul, and so in the preceding verses; (see Gill on Matthew 10:25) By whom do your sons cast them out ? by whose help? or in whose name? for the Jews pretended to cast out devils, and to heal those that were possessed with them; which they did sometimes, by making use of the names of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and sometimes of the name of Solomon: Josephus speaks of many in his time, who had this power of healing; and he himself saw one Eleazar, in the presence of Vespasian, his children, officers, and soldiers, cure many that were possessed of devils: and his method was, by putting a ring to the nose of the possessed, under the seal of which, was a root directed to by Solomon, and thereby brought out the unclean spirit; and as soon as the man was healed, he adjured the devil never to return more; at which time he made mention of the name of Solomon, and rehearsed the enchantments written by him: the said Eleazar, to give a specimen of the efficacy of his art, set a cup full of water upon the ground, and commanded the devil when he went out of the man, to turn it over, as a sign that he had left the man, and the devil immediately obeyed his order: now if these sons of theirs cast out devils, which they would not say were done by the help of the devil, or in his name, why should they ascribe the ejection of devils by Christ, to a diabolical assistance? therefore shall they be your judges ; or judges against you, as the Arabic version; or shall reprove you, as the Ethiopic; convict and condemn you; (see Gill on Matthew 12:27) Ver. 20. But if I with the, finger of God , etc.] The power of God, referring to ( Exodus 8:19) and so the Cabalistic Jews explain it, the finger is one of the five in the hand, and is that finger which works by the power of Elohim; it is the same with the Spirit of God; (see Gill on Matthew 12:28) which is often called the hand of the Lord, ( Ezekiel 1:3 3:22 37:1 40:1).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-26 - Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil' palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peac in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong ma armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in conversion. The conversion of soul to God, is Christ's victory over the devil and his power in tha soul, restoring the soul to its liberty, and recovering his ow interest in it and power over it. All the endowments of mind of bod are now employed for Christ. Here is the condition of a hypocrite. The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, a Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is no made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin tha besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house i garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with an true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It wa never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit. Let us take hee of resting in that which a man may have, and yet come short of heaven The wicked spirits enter in without any difficulty; they are welcomed and they dwell there; there they work, there they rule. From such a awful state let all earnestly pray to be delivered.
Greek Textus Receptus
ει 1487 COND δε 1161 CONJ εγω 1473 P-1NS εν 1722 PREP βεελζεβουλ 954 N-PRI εκβαλλω 1544 5719 V-PAI-1S τα 3588 T-APN δαιμονια 1140 N-APN οι 3588 T-NPM υιοι 5207 N-NPM υμων 5216 P-2GP εν 1722 PREP τινι 5101 I-DSM εκβαλλουσιν 1544 5719 V-PAI-3P δια 1223 PREP τουτο 5124 D-ASN κριται 2923 N-NPM υμων 5216 P-2GP αυτοι 846 P-NPM εσονται 2071 5704 V-FXI-3P
Robertson's NT Word Studies
11:19 {And if I by Beelzebub} (ei de egw en beezeboul). Also a condition of the first class, determined as fulfilled. A Greek condition deals only with the _statement_, not with the actual facts. For sake of argument, Jesus here assumes that he casts out demons by Beelzebub. The conclusion is a _reductio ad absurdum_. The Jewish exorcists practiced incantations against demons (#Ac 19:13).
