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Luke 11:20

NETBible	But if I cast out demons by the finger¹ of God, then the kingdom of God² has already overtaken³ you.
NIV © biblegateway Luk 11:20	But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 11:20	"But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 11:20	But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 11:20	But if it's God's finger I'm pointing that sends the demons on their way, then God's kingdom is here for sure.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 11:20	But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 11:20	But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 11:20	"But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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KJV	But <1161> if <1487> I with <1722> the finger <1147> of God <2316> cast out <1544> (5719) devils <1140>_, no doubt <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> is come <5348> (5656) upon <1909> you <5209>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 11:20	"But if <1487> I cast <1544> out demons <1140> by the finger <1147> of God <2316> , then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> has come <5348> upon you.
NET [draft] ITL	But <1161> if <1487> I <1473> cast out <1544> demons <1140> by <1722> the finger <1147> of God <2316> , then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> has already overtaken <5348> you <5209> .
GREEK	ei de en daktulw yeou [egw] ekballw daimonia ara efyasen umav h basileia tou yeou

NETBible

But if I cast out demons by the finger¹ of God, then the kingdom of God² has already overtaken³ you.

NET Notes

¹sn The finger of God is a figurative reference to God’s power (L&N 76.3). This phrase was used of God’s activity during the Exodus (Exod 8:19).

²sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

³tn The phrase ἔφθασεν ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς (efqasen ef’ Juma") is important. Does it mean merely “approach” (which would be reflected in a translation like “has come near to you”) or actually “come upon” (as in the translation given above, “has already overtaken you,” which has the added connotation of suddenness)? The issue here is like the one in 10:9 (see note there on the phrase “come on”). Is the arrival of the kingdom merely anticipated or already in process? Two factors favor arrival over anticipation here. First, the prepositional phrase “upon you” suggests arrival (Dan 4:24, 28 Theodotion). Second, the following illustration in vv. 21-23 looks at the healing as portraying Satan being overrun. So the presence of God’s authority has arrived. See also L&N 13.123 for the translation of φθάνω (fqanw) as “to happen to already, to come upon, to come upon already.”