^11:14Now³⁷ he was casting out a demon that was mute.³⁸ When³⁹ the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak,⁴⁰ and the crowds were amazed. ^11:15But some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul,⁴¹ the ruler⁴² of demons, he casts out demons.”

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Footnotes

37 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
38 The phrase “a demon that was mute” should probably be understood to mean that the demon caused muteness or speechlessness in its victim, although it is sometimes taken to refer to the demon’s own inability to speak (cf. , “a demon that could not talk”).
39 Grk “And it happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here δέ (de) has not been translated either.
40 This miracle is different from others in Luke. The miracle is told entirely in one verse and with minimum detail, while the response covers several verses. The emphasis is on explaining what Jesus’ work means.
41 Grk “By Beelzebul.” Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.
42 Or “prince.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now he was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

NLTNew Living Translation

One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn’t speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed, but some of them said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that when the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished. But some of them said, “By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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 through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

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