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Luke 11:17
But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against Itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against Itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22....
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The Prayer Given to the Disciples (Luke 11:1 .)_ 2. The Friend at Midnight. (Luke 11:5) 3. Encouragement to Pray. (Luke 11:11) 4. A Demon Cast Out and the Blasphemous Accusation. ...
JESUS AND BEELZEBUB. Lk. had omitted Mark 3:22 *, Mt. (Matthew 12:22; Matthew 12:43 *) combined Mk and Q. Lk. here follows Q. He does not refer to Jerusalem scribes....
Jesus was casting out a dumb demon. When the demon came out the dumb man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, "He casts out demons by the help of Beelzebul, who is the prince of demons...
TEACH US TO PRAY (Luke 11:1-4)...
THOUGHTS. intents, purposes, or machinations. Greek. _dianoema._ Occurs only here in N.T. AGAINST. Greek. _epi._ App-104. BROUGHT TO DESOLATION. Greek. _eremoo._ Occurs only here, Matthew 12:25. and...
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
_their thoughts_ Rather, their machinations. _Every kingdom divided against itself_&c. More briefly and graphically in St Mark "How can Satan cast out Satan?" _and a house divided against a house fa...
ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν ΤᾺ ΔΙΑΝΟΉΜΑΤΑ. ‘Their machinations.’ ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΊΑ ἘΦ' ἙΑΝΤῊΝ ΔΙΑΜΕΡΙΣΘΕΙ͂ΣΑ. More briefly and graphically in St Mark “How can Satan cast out Satan?” ΚΑῚ ΟἾΚΟΣ ἘΠῚ ΟἾΚΟΝ. The words may be r...
THE DUMB DEVIL. BLASPHEMY OF THE PHARISEES...
CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...
Ver 17. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls. 18. If Satan also be divided against him...
_JESUS AND THE RULER OF DEMONS -- LUKE 11:14-26:_ Jesus had power over demons. Jesus cast out a mute demon and the man started speaking. The people were amazed. Those who were opposed to Jesus said, ...
ΕΊΔΏΣ Γ. _act. part. (temp.) от_ ΟΊΔΑ. Def. perf. со _знач. praes., см._ Luke 11:13. ΔΙΑΝΌΗΜΑ (G1270) мысль, содержание мыслей и рассуждений (LN, 1:351). Это слово означает раздумывать, определять на...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Perverseness (Luke 11:14-28) 14 Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 15But some of them...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Casting Out Demons by Beelzebub Scripture_ Luke 11:14-26 And he was casting out a demon that was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and...
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. See the notes at Matthew 12:22. Verse 14-20 For the expo...
11 The secret of acceptable prayer today is conformity to the will and purpose of God at this present time. If we ask amiss, He is not so unkind as to grant our requests, neither can He change His pur...
THE LORD'S PRAYER. THE SIGN OF JONAH 1-4. The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9). See on Mt. If the Lord's Prayer was given only once, St. Luke is probably right as to the occasion. His version, however (as...
CHRIST AND BEELZEBUB. See on Matthew 12:25. 21, 22. Lk is here fuller and more picturesque than Mt and Mk. The imagery seems derived from Isaiah 49:24. 21 A STRONG MAN] RV 'the strong man fully arme...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 11 JESUS TEACHES ABOUT PRAYER 11:1-13 1 THE PRAYER THAT JESUS TAUGHT 11:1-4 V1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of...
(17-23) BUT HE, KNOWING THEIR THOUGHTS. — St. Luke seems here to bring together into one narrative two incidents which in St. Matt. (Matthew 9:32; Matthew 12:22) appear as separated. The points of res...
_The Beelzebub theory_ (Matthew 12:25-30; Mark 3:23-27)....
διαμερισθεῖσα. Lk. has a preference for compounds; μερισθεῖσα in Mt. καὶ οἶκος ἐπὶ οἶκον πίπτει, and house falls against house, one tumbling house knocking down its neighbour, a graphic picture of wha...
FOR OR AGAINST? Luke 11:14-26 The strong man of this parable is evidently Satan, who guards the palace of man's nature, to which he has no right. It is the palace of the King, which has been captured...
Watching the Master at prayer, His disciples were inspired with a desire to pray, and requested that they be taught. He responded to them in a fourfold statement. First, He gave them a model. Then He...
(4) But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth. (4) The true way to know the true Chr...
_And house upon house shall fall. He speaks of a house or family divided, which thereby shall fall to ruin. (Witham)_...
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN (BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST) Mark 3:20-30; Matthew 12:22-37; & Luke 11:14-23. Mark: “And they come into the house; and again a multitude comes together, so that they are not
CHAPTER 24 THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES SEEK A SIGN FROM HEAVEN Matthew 12:38-45; Luke 11:16-36. “Then certain ones of the scribes and Pharisees responded, saying, Master, we wish to see a sign from The...
2 _d. The First Discourse: Luke 11:17-26_. It is divided into two parts: Jesus refutes this blasphemous explanation of His cures (Luke 11:17-19); He gives their true explanation (Luke 11:20-26)....
7. _The Blasphemy of the Pharisees: Luke 11:14-36_. We have already observed (see on Luke 6:11) how remarkably coincident in time are the accusations called forth in Galilee by the healings on the Sab...
“ _But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and one house falls upon another. Luke 11:18_. _If Satan also be divided against himse...
(14) And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. (15) But some of them said, He casteth out devils throu...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
The prayer which He taught His disciples (chapter 11) has respect also to the position into which they came before the gift of the Holy Ghost. [32] Jesus Himself prayed, as the dependent man on earth....
BUT HE KNOWING THEIR THOUGHTS,.... Being God omniscient, SAID UNTO THEM; the following parables, as they are called in Mark 3:23 or proverbial expressions, very pertinent to the purpose, and sufficie...
But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house _divided_ against a house falleth. Ver. 17. See Matthew 12:38; Matthew 16:1;...
_And he was casting out a devil_ See on Matthew 9:32; and Matthew 12:22. _Some said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub_ These he answers, Luke 11:17. Others, to try whether it were so or not, so...
Casting out devils by Beelzebub. Matthew 12:22-30....
VALUABLE INSTRUCTION AS TO PRAYER (vs.1-13) As this chapter opens the Lord Jesus was exemplifying the character of dependent communion with His Father (that character that He commended in Mary). His...
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's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind...
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Luke 11:17 But G1161 He G846 knowing G1492 (G5761) their G846 thoughts G1270 said G2036 (G5627) them...
JESUS HAS COME AS THE STRONGER THAN HE AND HAS DEFEATED SATAN (11:14-23). In the chiasmus of the whole section this passage is in parallel with Jesus' description of Satan like lightning falling from...
‘But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingship divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls (literally ‘house falls on house').” ' But Jes...
CHRONOLOGY. The miracle and discourses here recorded are probably identical with those narrated in Matthew 12:22-45; Mark 3:23-30. Some have supposed that Luke gives the exact position, and not the ot...
Luke 11:14-26. THE HEALING OF A DUMB DEMONIAC; the accusation and discourse which followed....
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
BUT HE (αυτος δε). In contrast with them.KNOWING THEIR THOUGHTS (ειδως αυτων τα διανοηματα). From διανοεω, to think through or distinguish. This substantive is common in Plato, but occurs nowhere...
Luke 11:14. _And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils thr...
Luke 11:1. _And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples._ It seemed...
CONTENTS: Jesus' doctrine of prayer. Jesus charged with casting out demons by Beelzebub, and His answer. Woes denounced upon the Pharisees and lawyers. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Satan, Jonah, Sol...
Luke 11:1. _Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples._ The disciples of John were eminent for fasting and prayer; and though the prayers of the jews were good, yet they were not exact...
IT IS BEELZEBUL. WHO GIVES HIM THE POWER. See notes on Matthew 12:22-29; Matthew 12:43-45. This conversation took place in Galilee....
_Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation_ THE POWER OF THE KING OVER THE ARCH-ENEMY I. THE CONDITION OF THE SINNER. What a condition it is! It is summed up in that twenty-first...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 11:17 KNOWING THEIR THOUGHTS is an indication of Jesus’ deity. Jesus’ defense consists of two arguments. (1) A KINGDOM DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF IS LAID WASTE (that is, through civil wa...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ACCUSE JESUS OF BEING UNDER SATAN'S POWER MATTHEW 12:24-37; MARK 3:20-30; LUKE 11:15-23; MATTHEW 12:24 But w
CHAPTER 11 VER. 2. _When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name_. S. Matthew adds this prayer to the sermon on the mount, whilst S. Luke places it at a later period. Either...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 11:14. CASTING OUT A DEVIL.—There seems to be little doubt that this miracle is the same as that in Matthew 12:22, as wrought apparently in Galilee. In St. Matthew’s Gospel there...
EXPOSITION LUKE 11:1 The _Lord_'_s teaching on the_ _subject of prayer. _Again the scene is far away from Jerusalem; no special note of _time _or _place _enables us to fix the scene or date with any...
Tonight, chapter 11 in the gospel according to Luke. Again, as Luke is pointing out the human side of Jesus, though He was God, He became man. He is the God-man. He is divine, and yet, He is human. Th...
2 Chronicles 10:16; 2 Chronicles 13:16; 2 Chronicles 13:17; Isaiah 19:2;...
Thoughts [δ ι α ν ο η μ α τ α]. Only here in New Testament. Primarily with a sense of intent, purpose. A house divided against itself falleth [ο ι κ ο ς ε π ι ο ι κ ο ν π ι π τ ε ι]. Some make this an...
SATAN'S STRATEGIES AGAINST THE SON OF GOD Luke 11:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Scripture chosen for this study describes a continual conflict which existed between Christ and Satan. The Lord Jesus is t...
THE STRONG MAN AND THE STRONGER Luke 11:14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The whole scope of this study is centered in the strength of the Stronger Man, superabounding over the strength of the strong man. That...
A house — That is, a family....