Text -- Luke 10:18 (NET)

10:18 So he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 10:18

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply in vv. 18-20 follows from the positive report of the messengers in v. 17.

² tn This is an imperfect tense verb.

³ tn In Greek, this is a participle and comes at the end of the verse, making it somewhat emphatic.

⁴ tn This is probably best taken as allusion to Isa 14:12; the phrase in common is ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (ek tou ouranou). These exorcisms in Jesus’ name are a picture of Satan’s greater defeat at Jesus’ hands (D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1006-7).