Luke 11:16

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

And others, trying him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

Bible in Basic English

And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.

Free Bible Version

Others were trying to test Jesus by demanding a miraculous sign from heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

And others tempted him, seeking of him a signe from heauen.

King James (Authorized) Version

And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

One Unity Resource Bible

Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

Translation for Translators

Other people there asked Jesus to perform a miracle to prove ◄he was the Messiah/that he had come from God► [MTY/EUP]. They wanted to trap him into not being able to perform a miracle or into doing something ridiculous.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Others tested him and sought from him a sign from heaven.

Noah Webster Bible

And others tempting him , sought from him a sign from heaven.

World English Bible

Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

Young's Literal Translation

and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.

Context

A House Divided

¹⁵but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”¹⁶And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

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Summary

In Luke 11:16, some of the Pharisees doubted the source of Jesus' power to drive out demons, accusing Him of using Beelzebul, the prince of demons. This accusation reveals their hardened hearts and refusal to acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus responds by explaining the illogical nature of Satan working against himself, highlighting the absurdity of their claim. This interaction underscores the spiritual blindness and opposition Jesus faced from religious leaders despite performing miracles that demonstrated His divine authority.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

But he knowing their thoughts,.... Being God omniscient, said unto them; the following parables, as they are called in Mar 3:23 or proverbial expressions, very pertinent to the purpose, and sufficient to set aside the base calumnies of the Pharisees: every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; in process of time, division will end in destruction; and as it does in the kingdoms of the world, of which there have been fatal instances, so it would in the kingdom of Satan, was there in it a division, which the calumny of the Pharisees supposes: and an house divided against an house, falleth. The Persic version renders it, "an house divided from the foundation, falls"; the sense is, a family, in which one part is opposed to the other, issues in the ruin of both; See Gill on Mat 12:25, Mar 3:24, Mar 3:25.

Luke 11:16

A House Divided

¹⁵but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”¹⁶And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.