Matthew 12:29
Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
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In Context
28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
30“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Luke 11:21“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
Revelation 20:1I saw an angel coming down out of 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 →