Luke 11:22
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But if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him, he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted and will distribute his spoils.

Genesis 3:15 I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the sea.

Isaiah 49:24,25 Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty, be delivered? . . .

Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I distribute to him very many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong, because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and was reputed with the wicked: and he hath borne the sins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors.

Isaiah 63:1-4 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this beautiful one in his robe, walking in the greatness of his strength. I, that speak justice, and am a defender to save. . . .

Colossians 2:15 And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.

1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. . . .

Context
A House Divided
21When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth. 22But if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him, he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted and will distribute his spoils. 23He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.…
Cross References
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them.

Luke 11:21
When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.

Luke 11:23
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

Ephesians 6:11
Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.

Ephesians 6:13
Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

when
ἐπὰν (epan)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1875: After, when, as soon as. From epi and an; a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as.

[someone] stronger
ἰσχυρότερος (ischyroteros)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 2478: Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible.

attacks
ἐπελθὼν (epelthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1904: From epi and erchomai; to supervene, i.e. Arrive, occur, impend, attack, influence.

[and] overpowers
νικήσῃ (nikēsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3528: To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue.

him,
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

he takes away
αἴρει (airei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

[the]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

armor
πανοπλίαν (panoplian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3833: Complete armor, panoply. From a compound of pas and hoplon; full armor.

on
ἐφ’ (eph’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

which
(hē)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[the man] relied,
ἐπεποίθει (epepoithei)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3982: A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.

and then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

he divides up
διαδίδωσιν (diadidōsin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1239: From dia and didomi; to give throughout a crowd, i.e. Deal out; also to deliver over.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

plunder.
σκῦλα (skyla)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4661: Spoil taken from a foe. Neuter from skullo; something stripped, i.e. Booty.


Additional Translations
But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor on which the man relied, and then he divides up his plunder.

But when one stronger than he, having come upon him, shall overcome him, he takes away his complete armor in which he had trusted, and he divides his plunder.

But when a stronger than he shall come on him, and overcome him, he takes from him all his armor wherein he trusted, and divides his spoils.

but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him.

but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

but as soon as another stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away that complete armour of his in which he trusted, and distributes the plunder he has collected.

But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

but when the stronger than he, having come upon him, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;
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