KJV King James Version
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
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Luke 10:18
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he said to them, ‘I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
Surrounding context — Luke 10
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
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εἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heἐθεώρουνG2334 · theōreōto see/experienceτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσατανᾶνG4567 · SatanasSatanὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἀστραπὴνG796 · astrapēlightningἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenπεσόντα.G4098 · piptōto collapse
Cross-references
Revelation 12:7-9And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,Isaiah 14:12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!Revelation 9:1And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.John 16:11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.Hebrews 2:14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;1 John 3:8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
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