Luke 10:18

NETBible

So 1  he said to them, “I saw 2  Satan fall 3  like lightning 4  from heaven.

NIV ©

He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

NASB ©

And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

NLT ©

"Yes," he told them, "I saw Satan falling from heaven as a flash of lightning!

MSG ©

Jesus said, "I know. I saw Satan fall, a bolt of lightning out of the sky.

BBE ©

And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.

NRSV ©

He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.

NKJV ©

And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

KJV
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NASB ©
And He said
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to them,
"I was watching
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Satan
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fall
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from heaven
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like
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NET [draft] ITL
So
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GREEK
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NETBible

So 1  he said to them, “I saw 2  Satan fall 3  like lightning 4  from heaven.

NET Notes

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).