Luke 11:20

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If I drive out demons by the finger of God,

King James Version (1611)
But if I with the finger of God cast out deuils, no doubt the kingdome of God is come vpon you.

King James Version
But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

English Standard Version
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

New American Standard Bible
"But if I cast out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

New Century Version
But if I use the power of God to force out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Amplified Bible
"But if I drive out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already come upon you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Legacy Standard Bible
But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Berean Standard Bible
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Contemporary English Version
But if I use God's power to force out demons, it proves that God's kingdom has already come to you.

Complete Jewish Bible
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God , then the Kingdom of God has come upon you!

Darby Translation
But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

Easy-to-Read Version
But I use the power of God to force out demons. This shows that God's kingdom has now come to you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if I by ye finger of God cast out deuils, doutles the kingdome of God is come vnto you.

George Lamsa Translation
But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come near you.

Good News Translation
No, it is rather by means of God's power that I drive out demons, and this proves that the Kingdom of God has already come to you.

Lexham English Bible
But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

Literal Translation
But if I cast out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

American Standard Version
But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

Bible in Basic English
But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

Hebrew Names Version
But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

International Standard Version
But if I drive out demons by the finger[fn] of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.Exodus 8:19;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But if by the finger of Aloha I cast out devils, there hath drawn nigh upon you the kingdom of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
But if I, by the finger of God, cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But yf I with the fynger of God cast out deuyls, no doubt the kyngdome of God is come vpon you.

English Revised Version
But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

World English Bible
But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

Weymouth's New Testament
But if it is by the power of God that I drive out the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But if Y caste out fendis in the fyngir of God, thanne the rewme of God is comun among you.

Update Bible Version
But, if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then has the kingdom of God come on you.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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

New King James Version
But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

New Living Translation
But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

New Life Bible
But if I put out demons by the power of God, then the holy nation of God has come to you.

New Revised Standard
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, if, with the finger of God, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless unawares hath come upon you, the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you.

Revised Standard Version
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But if I with ye finger of God cast out devyls noo doute the kyngdome of God is come vpon you.

Young's Literal Translation
but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf I cast out the deuels by the fynger of God, then is the kyngdome of God come vnto you.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but if I cast out demons by the finger of God, it follows, that the reign of the Messiah is now begun among you.

Simplified Cowboy Version
but if I am working for the Boss in heaven, then his outfit has arrived on earth.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴Jesus delivered a man from a demon that had kept him speechless. The demon gone, the man started talking a blue streak, taking the crowd by complete surprise. But some from the crowd were cynical. "Black magic," they said. "Some devil trick he's pulled from his sleeve." Others were skeptical, waiting around for him to prove himself with a spectacular miracle. ¹⁷Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Any country in civil war for very long is wasted. A constantly squabbling family falls to pieces. If Satan cancels Satan, is there any Satan left? You accuse me of ganging up with the Devil, the prince of demons, to cast out demons, but if you're slinging devil mud at me, calling me a devil who kicks out devils, doesn't the same mud stick to your own exorcists? But if it's God's finger I'm pointing that sends the demons on their way, then God's kingdom is here for sure. ²¹"When a strong man, armed to the teeth, stands guard in his front yard, his property is safe and sound. But what if a stronger man comes along with superior weapons? Then he's beaten at his own game, the arsenal that gave him such confidence hauled off, and his precious possessions plundered. ²³ "This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse. ²⁴"When a corrupting spirit is expelled from someone, it drifts along through the desert looking for an oasis, some unsuspecting soul it can bedevil. When it doesn't find anyone, it says, ‘I'll go back to my old haunt.' On return, it finds the person swept and dusted, but vacant. It then runs out and rounds up seven other spirits dirtier than itself and they all move in, whooping it up. That person ends up far worse than if he'd never gotten cleaned up in the first place."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the finger: Exodus 8:19, Matthew 12:28

the kingdom: For the destruction of the kingdom of Satan plainly implies the setting up of the kingdom of God. The reasoning of the Pharisees - Luke 11:17, and Matthew 12:24, Matthew 12:25, was not expressed, and Jesus knowing their thoughts, gave ample proof of his omniscience. This, with our Lord's masterly confutation of their reasonings, by a conclusion drawn from their own premises, one would have supposed might have humbled and convinced those men; but the most conclusive reasoning, and the most astonishing miracles, were lost upon a people who were obstinately determined to disbelieve every thing that was good relative to Jesus of Nazareth. Luke 10:9, Luke 10:11, Daniel 2:44, Acts 20:25, Acts 28:23-28, 2 Thessalonians 1:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 31:18 - the finger Deuteronomy 9:10 - written with Psalms 8:3 - work Zechariah 13:2 - unclean Acts 2:22 - which 1 Corinthians 1:22 - the Jews Philippians 3:8 - doubtless Revelation 20:2 - he laid

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if I with the, finger of God,.... The power of God, referring to Exodus 8:19 and so the Cabalistic Jews r 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; Exodus 8:19- : which is often called the hand of the Lord, Ezekiel 1:3.

r R. Mosch in Sepher Hashem, apud Cabal. Denudata. T. I. par. l. p. 146.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22-30.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 11:20. Finger of God — Exodus 8:19; Exodus 8:19.