Matthew 12:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἢ πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ, καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ διἁρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν; καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει.

Transliteration

Or how dynatai tis eiselthein into the oikian of the ischyrou, and the skeuē of him diarpasai, if not first dēsē the ischyron? And then the oikian of him diarpasei.

Grammar Details

• *dynatai*: present, middle/passive, indicative, 3rd singular - is able
• *tis*: indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular - someone/anyone
• *eiselthein*: aorist, active, infinitive - to enter
• *oikian*: accusative, feminine, singular - house
• *ischyrou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the strong man
• *skeuē*: accusative, neuter, plural - goods/property/vessels
• *diarpasai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to plunder/seize
• *dēsē*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might bind
• *ischyron*: accusative, masculine, singular - strong man
• *diarpasei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will plunder

Word Meanings

• *dynatai*: is able/can/has power
• *eiselthein*: to enter/to go in
• *oikian*: house/household/dwelling
• *ischyrou*: strong man/mighty one/powerful person
• *skeuē*: goods/possessions/vessels/furnishings
• *diarpasai*: to plunder/to seize/to carry off
• *dēsē*: bind/tie up/restrain
• *diarpasei*: will plunder/will seize/will carry off

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man], and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong [man]? and then he will spoil his house.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ether how can a ma enter into a stroge manes housse and violently take awaye his goodes: excepte he fyrst binde ye stroge man and the spoyle his housse?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Or how ca a man entre in to a stronge mans house, and violently take awaye his goodes, excepte he first bynde the stronge ma, & the spoyle his house?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Els howe can a man enter into a strong mans house and spoyle his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoile his house.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Or els howe can one enter into a strong mans house, & spoyle his goodes, except he first binde the strong man, and then spoyle his house?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Or how can one enter into the house of the strong `man,' and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong `man'? and then he will spoil his house.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man], and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong [man] ? and then he will spoil his house.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  How else can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Mark 3:27 : 27 No one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
• Isa 49:24 : 24 Can plunder be taken from the mighty, or can captives of a righteous man be freed?
• Luke 11:21-22 : 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: to destroy the works of the devil.
• 1 John 4:4 : 4 You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
• Rev 12:7-9 : 7 Then there was a war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place for them in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our siblings, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.'
• Rev 20:1-3 : 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
• Rev 20:7-9 : 7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. 8 He will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.