Matthew 12:29
Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? and then he will rifle his house.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
30He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
Cross References
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.
Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.
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.
Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, 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 →