Matthew 12:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.”
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“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 12:29 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 49:24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Mark 3:27Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
- Luke 11:21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
- 1 John 3:8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
- 1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Revelation 12:7Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
- Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
- Revelation 20:7When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
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