Matthew 12:29
Or, how can any one enter the house of the strong man and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder his house.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already come upon you.
30He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathers not with me, scatters.
Cross References
Luke 11:21When the strong man armed keeps guard over his palace, his goods are in peace;
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you, is greater than he that is in the world.
Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38
The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →