Luke 11:22
But if a stronger than he come and overpower him, he taketh away all his arms on which he relied, and divideth the spoil of him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
21When a strong man armed keepeth his doorway, his property rests securely.
23He that is not for me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, actually scattereth.
Cross References
Colossians 2:15And, by yielding up his body, he showed contempt for principalities and authorities; and put them to shame, openly, in his own person.
1 John 4:4But ye children, are of God; and ye have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world.
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:15-27
Christ Accused of Leaguing with Satan; Watchfulness Inculcated. 14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.… Read the whole commentary →