Luke 10:17-20

[17] And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject through name. [18] And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. [19] Behold, I give power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing hurt [20] Notwithstanding in rejoice not, that the spirits are subject but rejoice, because names in heaven.

What is the context of Luke 10:17-20?

The Return of the Seventy-Two (Luke 10:17-20 true)
The Seventy Return with Joy (Luke 10:17-20 true)
The Return of the Seventy (Luke 10:17-20 true)
The Happy Results (Luke 10:17-29 true)
The Joyous Results (Luke 10:17-29 true)
The Seventy-Two Appointed and Sent Out (Luke 10:1-20 true)
Jesus Sends Out His Disciples (Luke 10:1-20 true)
Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two .( A .) .( B .) .( C .) (Luke 10:1-24 true)

What does Luke 10:17-20 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Luke stressed the joy that the Seventy experienced because they participated in God"s program (cf. Philippians 1:3-5). As we have noted before, Luke often referred to the joy that Jesus brought to people (cf. Luke 1:14; Luke 1:46; Luke 24:52; et al.). In view of Jesus" preparatory instructions ( Luke 10:1-16) we might have expected the Seventy to feel miserable and glad the experience was over. However that is not normally the result of serving Jesus regardless of the hardships involved. As in the preceding pericope, Luke focused on Jesus" words to the messengers.