Luke 11:22
But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
21When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.
23He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
Cross References
Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the see.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I distribute to him very many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong, because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and was reputed with the wicked: and he hath borne the sins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors.
Colossians 2:15And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:15-27
Christ Accused of Leaguing with Satan; Watchfulness Inculcated. 14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.… Read the whole commentary →