LUKE 11:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.”
Jesus' teaching becomes increasingly dangerous as the opposition crystallizes: the scribes and Pharisees begin to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, waiting to catch him in something he might say. The chapter closes with the crowd gathering in thousands, trampling on one another, as the public ministry reaches maximum intensity before the private teaching of the next chapter begins.
Church Fathers on Luke 11:23
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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