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Matthew 12:29

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.

KJV

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 διαρπάσῃ;

Greek NT

Aut quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis, et vasa ejus diripere, nisi prius alligaverit fortem ? et tunc domum illius diripiet.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? and then he will rifle his house.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέω
deo
verb · 43×
διαρπάζω
diarpazo
verb · 3×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οἰκία
oikia
noun · 94×
πρῶτον
proton
adverb · 57×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
σκεῦος
skeuos
noun · 23×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἁρπάζω
arpazo
verb · 14×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
ἰσχυρός
ischuros
adjective · 28×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἁρπάσαι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἁρπάσαι | RP: διαρπάσαι
  • ἁρπάσαι — SBLGNT
  • ἁρπάσαι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • διαρπάσαι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: διαρπάσει | WH/Treg/NA/RP: διαρπάσει | NIV: διαρπάσῃ
  • διαρπάσει — SBLGNT
  • διαρπάσει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Nestle-Aland 27, Robinson-Pierpont
  • διαρπάσῃ — Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Parable

Historic Christian voices

9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Answer to an objection, arising from the words of Christ (Matt. vi. 24). God alone is to be really called God and Lord, for He is without beginning and end. 1. This calumny, then, of these men, having been quashed, it is clearly proved that neither the prophets nor the apostles did ever name another God, or call [him] Lord, except the true and only God. Much more [would this be…
Continuation of the foregoing argument. Proofs from the writings of St. Paul, and from the words of Our Lord, that Christ and Jesus cannot be considered as distinct beings; neither can it be alleged that the Son of God became man merely in appearance, but that He did so truly and actually. 1. As it has been clearly demonstrated that the Word, who existed in the beginning with G…
Arguments in opposition to Tatian, showing that it was consonant to divine justice and mercy that the first Adam should first partake in that salvation offered to all by Christ. 1. It was necessary, therefore, that the Lord, coming to the lost sheep, and making recapitulation of so comprehensive a dispensation, and seeking after His own handiwork, should save that very man who …
1. Sweet is the present life, and full of much pleasure, yet not to all, but to those who are riveted to it. Since, if any one look to heaven and see the beauteous things there, he will soon despise this life, and make no account of it. Just as the beauty of an object is admired while none more beautiful is seen, but when a better appears, the former is despised. If then we wou…
2. Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? Do you see how excellently he reasons, and proves the resurrection from the fact of Christ's being raised, having first established the former in many ways? For both the prophets spoke of it, says he, and the Lord Himself showed it by His appeari…
Chapter 30.—That in the Books of the Old Testament, Where It is Said that God Shall Judge the World, the Person of Christ is Not Explicitly Indicated, But It Plainly Appears from Some Passages in Which the Lord God Speaks that Christ is Meant. There are many other passages of Scripture bearing on the last judgment of God,—so many, indeed, that to cite them all would swell this …
He finally describes the thirty-second year of his age, the most memorable of his whole life, in which, being instructed by Simplicianus concerning the conversion of others, and the manner of acting, he is, after a severe struggle, renewed in his whole mind, and is converted unto God. Chapter 1. He, Now Given to Divine Things, and Yet Entangled by the Lusts of Love, Consults Si…

Cross-references

  • 1John 3:8 — He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
  • 1John 4:4 — Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
  • Col 1:13 — Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
  • Col 2:15 — And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
  • Isa 49:24 — Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
  • Isa 49:24 — Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
  • Isa 53:12 — Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he
  • Jer 31:11 — For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
  • Luke 11:21 — When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
  • Luke 11:21 — When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
  • Mark 3:27 — 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.
  • Mark 3:27 — 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.
  • Mark 5:15 — And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
  • Rev 12:7 — And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
  • Rev 20:1 — And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
  • Rev 20:7 — And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,