Luke 11:22

Luke 11:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
• New International Version (NIV)But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

Context of Luke 11:22

20But if by the finger of God I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you. 21“When a strong one, fully-armed, protects his own estate, his possessions are safe. But as soon as someone stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, then he takes away the armor that he had trusted in and divides up his plunder. 23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. 24“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places looking for rest. Not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house where I came from.’

Luke 11:22 word by word

ἐπὰν δὲ ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν, τὴν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφ᾽ ᾗ ἐπεποίθει, καὶ τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenἐπάνepan · when/as soon asG1875
• a strongerἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
• than heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• shall come uponἐπέρχομαιeperchomai · to arrive/invadeG1904
• and overcomeνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
• he takethαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• from himἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• allπανοπλίαpanoplia · complete armorG3833
• whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he trustedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• dividethδιαδίδωμιdiadidōmi · to distributeG1239
• spoilsσκῦλονskulon · plunderG4661

Cross-references for Luke 11:22

• Genesis 3:15I will put animosity between you and the woman— between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will crush his heel.
• Isaiah 27:1In that day Adonai will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent with His fierce, great, strong sword, Leviathan the twisted serpent! He will slay the dragon in the sea.
• Isaiah 49:24Can plunder be taken from the mighty, or captives of the righteous freed?
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoil with the mighty— because He poured out His soul to death, and was counted with transgressors. For He bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors.
• Isaiah 63:1“Who is this coming from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah? This One splendid in His apparel, pressing forward in His great might?” “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
• Colossians 2:15After disarming the principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.
• 1 John 3:8The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. Ben-Elohim appeared for this purpose—to destroy the works of the devil.
• 1 John 4:4You are from God, children, and you have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
• Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain.

Commentaries on Luke 11:22

• 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 11:22

• 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