Cross References

Luke 11:21

Good News Translation

“When a strong man, with all his weapons ready, guards his own house, all his belongings are safe.

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Can you take away a soldier's loot? Can you rescue the prisoners of a tyrant?

“No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.

“No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.

No, it is rather by means of God's power that I drive out demons, and this proves that the Kingdom of God has already come to you.

But when a stronger man attacks him and defeats him, he carries away all the weapons the owner was depending on and divides up what he stole.