Matthew 12:29
Or how can anyone go into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then he can plunder the house.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
30“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
Cross References
Luke 11:21“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his possessions are safe.
1 John 4:4Dear children, you are of God and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than the one in the world.
Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the Abyss and a huge chain on 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 →