Luke 11:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:”
Luke 11:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 11:2114 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Luke 11:21
As it was necessary for many reasons to refute the cavils of His opponents, our Lord now makes use of a very plain example, by which He proves to those who will consider it that He overcomes the power of the world, by a power inherent in Himself, saying, When a strong man armed keeps his palace.
He calls the devil a strong man, not because he is naturally so, but referring to his ancient dominion, of which our weakness was the cause.
The Devil’s arms are all kinds of sins, trusting in which he prevailed against men.
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