Matius 12:29

12:29 How ¹  else can someone enter a strong man’s ²  house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house. ³ 

Markus 3:27

3:27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s ⁴  house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house. ⁵ 

Lukas 11:21

11:21 When a strong man, ⁶  fully armed, guards his own palace, ⁷  his possessions are safe. ⁸ 

[12:29]  ¹ tn Grk “Or how can.”

[12:29]  ² sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

[12:29]  ³ 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.

[3:27]  ⁴ sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

[3:27]  ⁵ 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.

[11:21]  ⁶ tn The referent of the expression “a strong man” is Satan.

[11:21]  ⁷ tn The word αὐλή (aulh) describes any building large and elaborate enough to have an interior courtyard, thus “dwelling, palace, mansion” (L&N 7.6).

[11:21]  ⁸ tn Grk “his goods are in peace.”