Christian Standard Bible
Mark 3:27
27But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
Mark 3:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But no one can 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)No one can 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 Mark 3:27
25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. 28“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies they utter. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —
Read all of Mark 3Mark 3:27 word by word
ἀλλ᾽ οὐ δύναται οὐδεὶς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ εἰσελθὼν τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ διαρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον τὸν ἰσχυρὸν δήσῃ, καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Noοὐou · noG3756
- manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- a strong man’sἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
- houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
- and spoilδιαρπάζωdiarpazō · to robG1283
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- goodsσκεῦοςskeuos · vesselG4632
- exceptἐάνean · ifG1437
- exceptμήmē · notG3361
- he willδέωdeō · to bindG1210
- firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- thenτότεtote · thenG5119
Cross-references for Mark 3:27
- Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
- Isaiah 27:1On that day the Lord with his relentless, large, strong sword will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent — Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea.
- Isaiah 49:24Can the prey be taken from a mighty man, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;
- Matthew 12:29How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
- Luke 10:17The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
- Luke 11:21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure.
- John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.
- Colossians 2:15He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; he triumphed over them in him.
- Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death — that is, the devil —
- 1 John 3:8The one who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works.
- 1 John 4:4You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
- Revelation 12:7Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought,
Commentaries on Mark 3:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27No man, etc. - For an explanation of these verses, and a definition of the sin against the Holy Ghost, see Matthew 12:29-33.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 And the scribes - See the notes at Matthew 12:24-32. The occasion of their saying this was, that he had healed a man possessed with a devil. The scribes, who came from Jerusalem to watch his conduct, charged him with having made a compact or agreement with the prince of the devils.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to break the devil's power; and it was as plain, that casting of him out of the bodies of people, confirmed that doctrine; therefore Satan could not support such a design. Christ gave an awful warning against speaking such dangerous words. It is true the gospel promises, because Christ has purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners; but by this sin, they would oppose…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Jesus explained his power to drive out demons by saying someone stronger than Satan had arrived and could take control of Satan’s house (1:7). Jesus, the Messiah and the Son of God, was introducing God's kingdom and rescuing people from Satan's power (1:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 3
- 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
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