Matthew 12:29

Matthew 12:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
• New International Version (NIV)“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Matthew 12:29

27If I cast out the demons by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan), by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 28But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it]. Or 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. 30He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters. 31“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy [every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things] will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the [Holy] Spirit will not be forgiven.

Matthew 12:29 word by word

ἢ πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἁρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν; καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Or elseἤē · orG2228
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a strong man’sἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• spoilδιαρπάζωdiarpazō · to robG1283
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• goodsσκεῦοςskeuos · vesselG4632
• exceptἐάνean · ifG1437
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• heδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119

Cross-references for Matthew 12:29

• Isaiah 49:24“Can the spoils of war be taken from the mighty man, Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty, Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death, And was counted among the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many, And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors.
• 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.
• Luke 11:21When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his belongings are undisturbed and secure.
• 1 John 3:8The one who practices sin [separating himself from God, and offending Him by acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion] is of the devil [and takes his inner character and moral values from him, not God]; for the devil has sinned and violated God’s law from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
• 1 John 4:4Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].
• Revelation 12:7And war broke out in heaven, Michael [the archangel] and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought,
• Revelation 20:1And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Else how can one enter into a strong man's house - Men, through sin, are become the very house and dwelling place of Satan, having of their own accord surrendered themselves to this unjust possessor; for whoever gives up his soul to sin gives it up to the devil. It is Jesus, and Jesus alone, who can deliver from the power of this bondage. When Satan is cast out, Jesus purifies and dwells in the heart.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26. Matthew 12:23 Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided against itself; how then could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29This parable forced the Pharisees to answer a simple question. Can anyone drive out demons without first controlling Satan's powers and opposing him (see Isaiah 49:24–26; 53:12)? ties up the strong man: This points to how Jesus defeated Satan. He overcame him in the wilderness temptation (Matthew 4:1–11), continued to overcome him throughout his ministry (see Luke 10:17–20), and won the final victory at the cross (see Colossians 2:14–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house--or rather, "the strong man's house." and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:29

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Satan

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Commentaries on Matthew 12

• 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