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New Living Translation

Luke 10:18

"Yes," he told them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Lightning;   Miracles;   Satan;   Scofield Reference Index - Parables;   Thompson Chain Reference - Adversary;   Satan;   Satan-Evil Spirits;   Serpent;   Tempter;   The Topic Concordance - Devil/devils;   Name;   Power;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Devil, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Adummim;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Demons;   Enemy;   Kingdom of god;   Millennium;   Satan;   Son of man;   Victory;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Demon;   Eve;   Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies;   Kingdom of God;   Satan;   Suffering;   War, Holy War;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Devil;   Exorcist;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abaddon;   Devil;   Exorcism;   Lucifer;   Satan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Atonement;   Devil;   Disciples;   Lightning;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the New Testament;   Devil;   Evil;   Host of Heaven;   Jesus Christ;   Lightning;   Lucifer;   Martha;   Mary;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Antichrist ;   Complacency;   Demon, Demoniacal Possession, Demoniacs;   Despise;   Discourse;   Endurance;   Evil (2);   Heat ;   Holy Spirit (2);   Imagination;   Israel, Israelite;   Lightning ;   Logia;   Look ;   Lord's Prayer (I);   Mental Characteristics;   Nature and Natural Phenomena;   Parable;   Poet;   Prince (2);   Redemption (2);   Sacrifice (2);   Satan (2);   Seeing;   Seventy (2);   Sin (2);   Star (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethsaida;   Devil;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Demoniacs;   Exorcist,;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Fell;   Heaven;   Lightning;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Salvation;   Satan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Demonology;   Fall of Angels;   Jesus of Nazareth;   Lucifer;   Satan;  

Devotionals:

- My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for January 7;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to them, “I watched Satan
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heauen.
King James Version
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
English Standard Version
And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
New Century Version
Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Amplified Bible
He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like [a flash of] lightning.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
Berean Standard Bible
So He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus told them: I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said to them, "I saw Satan falling like lightning from the sky.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto them, I sawe Satan, like lightening, fall downe from heauen.
George Lamsa Translation
He said to them, I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.
Good News Translation
Jesus answered them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Lexham English Bible
So he said to them, "I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.
Literal Translation
And He said to them, I saw Satan falling out of Heaven as lightning!
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, "I saw Hasatan having fallen like lightning from heaven.
International Standard Version
He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.John 12:31; 16:11; Revelation 9:1; 12:8-9;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Then he said to them, I saw him, Satana, when he fell as lightning from heaven.
Murdock Translation
And he said to them: I saw Satan fall, like the lightning from heaven.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said vnto them: I sawe Satan as it had ben lyghtnyng, fallyng downe from heauen.
English Revised Version
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.
World English Bible
He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said to them, I beheld Satan falling as lightning from heaven.
Weymouth's New Testament
"I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, Y saiy Sathnas fallynge doun fro heuene, as leit.
Update Bible Version
And he said to them, I watched Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
New English Translation
So he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
New King James Version
And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto them - I was beholding Satan, when, like lightning, out of heaven, he fell!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde vnto them: I sawe satan as it had bene lightenyng faule doune fro heave.
Young's Literal Translation
and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he sayde vnto them: I sawe Sathan fall downe from heauen as a lightenynge.
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which he said to them, I beheld satan falling, like lightning, from heaven.
THE MESSAGE
Jesus said, "I know. I saw Satan fall, a bolt of lightning out of the sky. See what I've given you? Safe passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the Enemy. No one can put a hand on you. All the same, the great triumph is not in your authority over evil, but in God's authority over you and presence with you. Not what you do for God but what God does for you—that's the agenda for rejoicing."
Simplified Cowboy Version
"Yep," Jesus said. "I watched when Satan fell from heaven. It was like a lightning bolt from the sky!

Contextual Overview

17 When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, "Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!" 18 "Yes," he told them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! 19 Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. 20 But don't rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven." 21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way. 22 "My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." 23 Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen. 24 I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn't see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn't hear it."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I beheld Satan: John 12:31, John 16:11, Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 3:8, Revelation 9:1, Revelation 12:7-9, Revelation 20:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 8:18 - they could Numbers 23:23 - no enchantment 1 Samuel 5:3 - Dagon was Isaiah 14:12 - How art thou fallen Lamentations 2:1 - and cast Amos 9:2 - climb John 4:48 - Except Colossians 2:15 - having 1 Timothy 3:6 - the condemnation 2 Peter 2:4 - the angels Revelation 8:10 - a great Revelation 12:9 - the great

Cross-References

Genesis 10:16
Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
Genesis 10:17
Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
Numbers 34:8
then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
Joshua 18:22
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
2 Samuel 8:9
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer,
2 Kings 17:24
The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
2 Kings 17:30
Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth-benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima.
2 Chronicles 13:4
When the army of Judah arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim and shouted to Jeroboam and all Israel: "Listen to me!
Isaiah 10:9
We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.
Ezekiel 27:8
Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad; your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto them,.... In order to abate their surprise, and reduce their transport of mind:

I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven; meaning, that this was no news to him, nor any surprising event, that devils should be cast out of men, and be in a state of subjection; for as he existed as the eternal Son of God before his incarnation, he was present, and saw him and his angels fall from heaven, from their first estate, their habitation of bliss and glory, down to hell, upon their sin and rebellion, as violently, swiftly, and suddenly, as the lightning falls from heaven to earth; and when he sent out these his disciples, as soon as they began their work, and all along in it, he, by his divine omniscience, saw the powers of darkness falling before their ministry and miracles; and he also foresaw how Satan hereafter, in a more conspicuous manner, would fall before the preaching of his Gospel by his apostles, not only in Judea, but especially among the Gentiles, where he, the prince of this world, would be cast down from his throne, and out of his kingdom; so that what they related, as it was what he knew before, it was but little in comparison of what he himself had seen long ago, and of what he foresaw would be; and even he would give them power to do other miraculous works besides these.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I beheld Satan ... - “Satan” here denotes evidently the prince of the devils who had been cast out by the seventy disciples, for the discourse was respecting their power over evil spirits. “Lightning” is an image of “rapidity” or “quickness.” I saw Satan fall “quickly” or rapidly - as quick as lightning. The phrase “from heaven” is to be referred to the lightning, and does not mean that he saw “Satan” fall “from heaven,” but that he fell as quick as lightning from heaven or from the clouds. The whole expression then may mean, “I saw at your command devils immediately depart, as quick as the flash of lightning. I gave you this power - I saw it put forth - and I give also now, in addition to this, the power to tread on serpents,” etc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 10:18. I beheld Satan — Or, Satan himself, τον σαταναν, the very Satan, the supreme adversary, falling as lightning, with the utmost suddenness, as a flash of lightning falls from the clouds, and at the same time in the most observable manner. The fall was both very sudden and very apparent. Thus should the fall of the corrupt Jewish state be, and thus was the fall of idolatry in the Gentile world.


 
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