Matthew 12:29
Or how can one enter a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? and then he will plunder his house.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
30He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me scatters.
Cross References
Luke 11:21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, 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 20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit 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 →