¹ tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”

¹ tn Grk “wandered away after Satan.”

¹ sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

² sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

³ sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

² sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

¹ sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

¹ tn The referent of the expression “a strong man” is Satan.

³ tn Heb “in your hand.” The idiom means that it is now Satan’s to do with as he pleases.

¹ sn The three conditional statements in vv. 24-26 express the logical result of the assumption that Jesus heals by Satan’s power, expressed by the religious leaders. The point is clear: If the leaders are correct, then Satan’s kingdom will not stand, so the suggestion makes no sense. Satan would not seek to heal.

² tn BDAG 352-53 s.v. ἐξουσία 2 states, “Also of Satan’s power Ac 26:18.” It is also possible to translate this “the domain of Satan” (cf. BDAG 353 s.v. 6)

³ sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.

³ sn The enemy is a reference to Satan (mentioned in v. 18).

² tn The versions add a verb here: “delivered to” or “abandoned to” the hand of Satan.

⁶ sn So Satan, having received his permission to test Job’s sincerity, goes out from the Lord’s presence. But Satan is bound by the will of the Most High not to touch Job himself. The sentence gives the impression that Satan’s departure is with a certain eagerness and confidence.

² tn The word is שָׂטָן (satan, “to be an adversary, to oppose”).

¹ sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

² sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

⁵ sn The statement This person is the Deceiver and the Antichrist! is a metaphor (metonymy). The author does not mean that each individual is to be identified as the Antichrist. The opponents are compared to the Deceiver (Satan) and the Antichrist since they are accomplishing Satan’s work and preparing the way for the Antichrist.

² tn This first class condition, the first of three “if” clauses in the following verses, presents the example vividly as if it were so. In fact, all three conditions in these verses are first class. The examples are made totally parallel. The expected answer is that Satan’s kingdom will not stand, so the suggestion makes no sense. Satan would not seek to heal.