Matthew 12:29
How can anyone enter the house of the strong man and steal his belongings without tying up the strong man first? Then he will steal his belongings from his house.
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28But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
30The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I give him his portion among the multitudes, and he will divide the spoils with the many, 1 because he exposed himself to death and was numbered with the transgressors. 1 He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Luke 11:21When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own house, his goods are safe,
1 John 4:4You are from God, dear children, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit, and he had 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 →