Luke Chapter 11 verse 20 Holy Bible
But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
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But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
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But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.
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but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. Here Jesus points to a fact well known and thoroughly established. There was no question here; the most obstinate cases of possession had yielded to that "finger" be spoke of here; the fiercest of the, alas! (then) great company of the insane, at the bidding of that quiet, humble Rabbi, for ever shook off the spirit of madness, in whatever form of terrible possession it had been dwelling in his body. There was no question here; the only point raised by his enemies how had that quiet Rabbi done these strange, mighty works - Jesus had answered; and now draws a picture of one of these acts of his. The "finger of God" in St. Matthew, where the same or a similar discourse is related, is called the "Spirit of God." The expression is strange, but is one not unusual in ancient Hebrew phraseology. So the Egyptian magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God" (Exodus 8:19). The ten commandments are described as written on the two tables of stone with the "finger of God." "You have seen by what power the devils obey me; yea, the kingdom of God, for which you are waiting and looking, lo, it is come upon you."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) If I with the finger of God . . .--Note the substitution of this language for "by the Spirit of God," in Matthew 12:28, and its connection with the use by the older prophets of "the hand of the Lord," to indicate the state which issued in prophetic inspiration (Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 37:1), and with "the finger of God" as writing the Commandments on the tables of stone (Exodus 31:18), and Pharaoh's confession that "the finger of God" was with Moses and Aaron in the wonders which they wrought (Exodus 8:19). The meaning of this boldly anthropomorphic language is sufficiently obvious. As the "hand" denotes power generally, so the "finger" symbolises power in its concentrated and specially-directed energy.
