Matthew 12:29
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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strong [man] - G2748 - ischurosG2748-ischuros
- Strong’s Concordance
- strong, mighty
- string (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure
- HELPS Word-studies
- Cognate: 2478 isxyrós (an adjective, derived from 2479_/isxys_, “engaging, combative strength”) – mighty, strong. For the believer, 2478 (isxyrós) is God’s power “standing by” – ready to unleash itself to bring about His preferred-will, through faith (cf. 2307 /thélēma, 4102 /pístis). This engaging strength is always and immediately available from the Lord, which accomplishes His assignments (cf. 1 Jn 5:4). See 2479 (isxys).
- Strong’s Concordance
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Whenever Jesus refers to the strong man, it is always in the context of dealing with Satan and his kingdom.
- Matthew 12:22-30
- Mark 3:20-27
- Luke 11:14-23
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It is also in this context that Jesus refers to the unpardonable sinUnpardonable-Sin
- Matthew 12:31-32
- Mark 3:28-29
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Luke 11:22 has another tidbit
- But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.