Luke 11:21

Luke 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
• New International Version (NIV)“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;
• New King James Version (NKJV)When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.

Context of Luke 11:21

19Now if I drive out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons [the Jewish exorcists] drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 20But if I drive out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already come upon you. When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his belongings are undisturbed and secure. 22But when someone stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he robs him of all his armor on which he had relied and divides his [goods as] spoil. 23He who is not with Me [believing in Me as Lord and Savior] is against Me [there is no impartial position]; and he who does not gather with Me [assisting in My ministry], scatters.

Luke 11:21 word by word

ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρὸς καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστὶν τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• a strong manἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
• armedκαθοπλίζωkathoplizō · to arm fullyG2528
• keepethφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: guardG5442
• hisἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• palaceαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• goodsὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515

Cross-references for Luke 11:21

• Matthew 12:29Or how can anyone go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.
• Mark 3:27But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

Commentaries on Luke 11:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-26Verses 14-26 Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22The strong man is Satan. Jesus is someone stronger. By driving out demons, Jesus showed that he was defeating Satan and taking back what belonged to him. This includes people Satan had kept in bondage (compare Isaiah 49:24–26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. strong man--meaning Satan. armed--pointing to all the subtle and varied methods by which he wields his dark power over men. keepeth--"guardeth." his palace--man whether viewed more largely or in individual souls--how significant of what men are to Satan! in peace--undisturbed, secure in his possession.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:21

• Backsliders
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Satan

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings