Mark 3:27

No man may go into a strong man’s house, and take away his vessels, [no] but he bind first the strong man (or unless he first bind the strong man), and then he shall spoil his house, [or he shall ravish, (or he shall rob), his house].

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In The King James Version

No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

In Context

26And if Satan hath risen against himself, he is parted (or he is divided), and he shall not be able to stand, but hath an end.

28Truly I say to you (or I tell you the truth), that all sins and blasphemies, by which they have blasphemed, shall be forgiven to the sons of men.

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Cross References

Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord shall visit in his hard sword, and great, and strong, on leviathan, (the) serpent, a bar, and on leviathan, the crooked serpent; and he shall slay the whale, which is in the sea. (On that day the Lord shall punish with his hard sword, yea, with his great and strong sword, Leviathan, that piercing serpent, Leviathan, that twisting, wriggling serpent, and he shall kill this monster which is in the sea.)

Isaiah 53:12Therefore I shall yield, either deal, to him full many men, and he shall part the spoils of the strong fiends; for that that he gave his life into death, and was areckoned with felonious men; and he did away the sin of many men, and he prayed for trespassers. (And so I shall give to him a portion with the great, and he shall part the spoils with the strong; for he gave his life unto death, and was reckoned with criminals; and he did away the sin of many, and he prayed for trespassers.)

Matthew 12:29Either how may any man enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his vessels, [no] but he first bind the strong man, and then he shall spoil his house? (Or how can any man enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his things? first he must bind up the strong man, and then he can rob his house.)

Luke 11:21When a strong, armed man keepeth his house, all things that he wieldeth be in peace (or everything that he possesseth be at peace).

Romans 16:20And (may the) God of peace tread Satan under your feet swiftly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Colossians 2:15and he spoiled principats and powers, and led out trustily, openly overcoming them in himself.

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:23-31

The Blasphemy of the Scribes. 22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a… Read the whole commentary →

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