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Luke 11:21

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11:21When a strong man,59 fully armed, guards his own palace,60 his possessions are safe.61

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Footnotes

  1. 59 The referent of the expression “a strong man” is Satan.
  2. 60 The word αὐλή (aulē) describes any building large and elaborate enough to have an interior courtyard, thus “dwelling, palace, mansion” (L&N 7.6).
  3. 61 Grk “his goods are in peace.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure.

NLTNew Living Translation

For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe—

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.

KJV 1900King James Version

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: