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Matthew 12:29
New English Translation
Matthew 12:29
New English Translation
29 How[a] else can someone enter a strong man’s[b] house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.[c]
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- Matthew 12:29 tn Grk “Or how can.”
- Matthew 12:29 sn The strong man here pictures Satan.
- Matthew 12:29 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.
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