Matthew 12:29
Or how can one enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he may plunder his house.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you.
30He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me actually scattereth.
Cross References
Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his doorway, his property rests securely.
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.
Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel that descended from 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 →