Luke 11:14

Luke 11:14 Meaning and Explanation

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.

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Jesus casts out a demon that had made a man mute; the man speaks, and the people marvel.

What Does Luke 11:14 Mean?

The scene shifts from teaching on prayer to a work of power. Jesus frees a man from a demon that had silenced him, and the first sign of deliverance is a voice: the dumb spake.

The wonder of the crowd opens a controversy that runs through the rest of the chapter. But the miracle itself preaches: where Jesus reigns, what evil has shut is opened, and the silenced learn to speak. Deliverance ends in testimony.

Luke 11:14 in the Original Language

kophos (κωφός), 'dumb' -- mute, deprived of speech.

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Jesus casts out a demon that had made a man mute; the man speaks, and the people marvel.

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