Matthew 12:29
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
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.
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
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
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Read in contextMark 3:27
No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Read in contextLuke 11:21–22
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Read in context1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Read in contextRevelation 20:7–9
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Read in context1 John 3:8
He 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.
Read in contextRevelation 20:1–3
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:12
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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