Luke 11:15

“But some of them said, etc.] The Pharisees, (<400934>Matthew 9:34) (<401224>Matthew 12:24) who could not bear that he should be thought to be the Messiah, and therefore put an ill construction on the miracle: he casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of devils; in several copies he is called Beelzebul, and in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; which last adds these words, “and he answered and said, how can Satan cast out Satan?” (see Gill on “<401220>Matthew 12:20”).”

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“But some said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub - These he answers, Luk 11:17. Others, to try whether it were so or no, sought a sign from heaven. These he reproves in Luk 11:29 and following verses. Beelzebub signifies the lord of flies, a title which the heathens gave to Jupiter, whom they accounted the chief of their gods, and yet supposed him to be employed in driving away flies from their temple and sacrifices. The Philistines worshipped a deity under this name, as the god of Ekron: from hence the Jews took the name, and applied it to the chief of the devils. Mar 3:22. Luke 11:16”

“11:15 Satan: Greek Beelzeboul (“Baal, the prince”), the name of a Canaanite god that later came to be used as a name for Satan. The Jews mocked the name, calling him Beelzebub (“lord of the flies”).”

“He: Mat 9:34, Mat 12:24-30; Mar 3:22-30; Joh 7:20, Joh 8:48, Joh 8:52, Joh 10:20 Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul, and so, Luk 11:18, Luk 11:19 Luke 11:16”