Luke 11:19-33

New King James Version

¹⁹ And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. ²⁰ But if I cast out demons ^(A)with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. ^21 (B)When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. ²² But ^(C)when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his ^[a]spoils. ^23 (D)He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

An Unclean Spirit Returns^(E)

^24 (F)“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ ²⁵ And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. ²⁶ Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and ^(G)the last state of that man is worse than the first.”

Keeping the Word

²⁷ And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, ^(H)“Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”

²⁸ But He said, ^(I)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Seeking a Sign^(J)

^29 (K)And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a ^(L)sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah ^[b]the prophet. ³⁰ For as ^(M)Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. ^31 (N)The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a ^(O)greater than Solomon is here. ³² The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for ^(P)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body^(Q)

^33 (R)“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a ^(S)basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.