Matthew 12:29
27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
- KJV
- Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
- WEB
- Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
- ASV
- Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man,] and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong [man]? and then he will spoil his house.
- DARBY
- Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong [man] and plunder his goods, unless first he bind the strong [man]? and then he will plunder his house.
- BLB
- Or how is anyone able to enter into the house of the strong [man] and to plunder his goods, unless first he should bind the strong [man]? And then he will plunder his house.
- ÅB
- «Hvordan kan noen gå inn i den sterkes hus og stjele fra ham uten at han først har bundet den sterke? Deretter kan han plyndre huset hans.
- OTB
- Eller hvordan kan noen gå inn i en sterk manns hus og røve hans eiendeler uten først å binde den sterke mannen? Da kan han plyndre hans hus.
- B1930
- Eller hvorledes kan nogen gå inn i den sterkes hus og røve hans gods, uten han først har bundet den sterke? så kan han plyndre hans hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 49:24
Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
Read in contextMark 3:27
Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
Read in contextLuke 11:21–22
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
Read in context1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
Read in contextRevelation 20:7–9
When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
Read in context1 John 3:8
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Read in contextRevelation 20:1–3
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
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