Luke 11:14

One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus casts out a mute demon before a witnessing crowd, an event positioned immediately after his teaching on the Father giving the Holy Spirit and directly before the crowd’s accusation that he operates by Beelzebul.

The words — ἐκβάλλων (ekballōn) literally means “casting out,” and κωφόν (kōphon) means “mute,” denoting the demon’s condition and the man’s sudden ability to speak.

The thread — Parallel narratives record comparable mute demon-possessed healings in Matthew 9:32, Matthew 12:22, and Mark 7:32.

Why it lands — The text requires a reader to evaluate the miracle by its restorative result rather than accept claims that attribute divine authority to demonic power.

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The Greek words

King 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.

Cross-references

Matthew 9:32 As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
Mark 7:32 Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.