Lukas 11:22

11:22 But ¹  when a stronger man ²  attacks ³  and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s ⁴  armor on which the man relied ⁵  and divides up ⁶  his plunder. ⁷ 

Lukas 16:18

16:18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries ⁸  someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

[11:22]  ¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:22]  ² tn The referent of the expression “a stronger man” is Jesus.

[11:22]  ³ tn Grk “stronger man than he attacks.”

[11:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “his”; the referent (the first man mentioned) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “on which he relied.”

[11:22]  ⁶ tn Or “and distributes.”

[11:22]  ⁷ sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.

[16:18]  ⁸ sn The examples of marriage and divorce show that the ethical standards of the new era are still faithful to promises made in the presence of God. To contribute to the breakup of a marriage, which involved a vow before God, is to commit adultery. This works whether one gets a divorce or marries a person who is divorced, thus finalizing the breakup of the marriage. Jesus’ point concerns the need for fidelity and ethical integrity in the new era.