Luke 11:22

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

But when someone stronger attacks and defeats him, he carries off all the armor and weaponry on which the man was depending, and divides up the spoils.

Berean Standard Bible:

But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

But{G1161} when{G1875} a stronger{G2478} than he{G846} shall come upon him{G1904}, and overcome{G3528} him{G846}, he taketh{G142} from him{G846} all his armour{G3833} wherein{G1909}{G3739} he trusted{G3982}, and{G2532} divideth{G1239} his{G846} spoils{G4661}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 49:24

  • ¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Isaiah 49:25

  • But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

Isaiah 53:12

  • Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Genesis 3:15

  • And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Isaiah 27:1

  • ¶ In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea.

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 was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 4:4

  • ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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Commentary for Luke 11:22

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: G1161
    There are 2556 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: δέ
    Transliteration:
    Pronunciation: deh
    Description: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
  2. Strong's Number: G1875
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἐπάν
    Transliteration: epán
    Pronunciation: ep-an'
    Description: from ἐπί and ἄν; a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as:--when.
  3. Strong's Number: G2478
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἰσχυρός
    Transliteration: ischyrós
    Pronunciation: is-khoo-ros'
    Description: from ἰσχύς; forcible (literally or figuratively):--boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
  4. Strong's Number: G846
    There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: αὐτός
    Transliteration: autós
    Pronunciation: ow-tos'
    Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
  5. Strong's Number: G1904
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἐπέρχομαι
    Transliteration: epérchomai
    Pronunciation: ep-er'-khom-ahee
    Description: from ἐπί and ἔρχομαι; to supervene, i.e. arrive, occur, impend, attack, (figuratively) influence:--come (in, upon).
  6. Strong's Number: G3528
    There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: νικάω
    Transliteration: nikáō
    Pronunciation: nik-ah'-o
    Description: from νίκη; to subdue (literally or figuratively):--conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory.
  7. Strong's Number: G142
    There are 168 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: αἴρω
    Transliteration: aírō
    Pronunciation: ah'-ee-ro
    Description: a primary root; to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare נָשָׂא) to expiate sin:--away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).
  8. Strong's Number: G3833
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: πανοπλία
    Transliteration: panoplía
    Pronunciation: pan-op-lee'-ah
    Description: from a compound of πᾶς and ὅπλον; full armor ("panoply"):--all (whole) armour.
  9. Strong's Number: G1909
    There are 790 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἐπί
    Transliteration: epí
    Pronunciation: ep-ee'
    Description: a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
  10. Strong's Number: G3739
    There are 1215 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ὅς
    Transliteration: hós
    Pronunciation: ho
    Description: probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
  11. Strong's Number: G3982
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: πείθω
    Transliteration: peíthō
    Pronunciation: pi'-tho
    Description: a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty):--agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
  12. Strong's Number: G2532
    There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: καί
    Transliteration: kaí
    Pronunciation: kahee
    Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
  13. Strong's Number: G1239
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: διαδίδωμι
    Transliteration: diadídōmi
    Pronunciation: dee-ad-id'-o-mee
    Description: from διά and δίδωμι; to give throughout a crowd, i.e. deal out; also to deliver over (as to a successor):--(make) distribute(-ion), divide, give.
  14. Strong's Number: G4661
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: σκῦλον
    Transliteration: skŷlon
    Pronunciation: skoo'-lon
    Description: neuter from σκύλλω; something stripped (as a hide), i.e. booty:--spoil.