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Mark 3:27

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3:27But no one is able to enter a strong man’s51 house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.52

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Footnotes

  1. 51 The strong man here pictures Satan.
  2. 52 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

NLTNew Living Translation

Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong man and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

KJV 1900King James Version

No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.