Matthew 12:29
Or how is any one able to enter into the house of a strong man, and spoil his goods, unless he may first bind the strong man, and then he can spoil his house.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
28But if I through the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.
30And the one not being with me is against me; and the one not gathering with me scatters abroad.
Cross References
Luke 11:21When the strong man armed may keep his palace, his goods are in peace:
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and you have conquered them; because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great 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 →