Matthew 12:29

“…man, saying that one can in no other way “spoil the goods of a strong man, if he do not first bind the strong man himself, and then he will spoil his house.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“For He fought and conquered; for He was man contending for the fathers, and through obedience doing away with disobedience completely: for He bound the strong man, and set free the weak, and endowed His own handiwork with salvation, by destroying sin.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“…the correction of man and the probation of all, as I have already observed; and by means of the second man did He bind the strong man, and spoiled his goods, and abolished death, vivifying that man who had been in a state of death.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“For when Satan is bound, man is set free; since “none can enter a strong man’s house and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man himself.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29 and Mark iii. 27.

“For how shall He be able to take the body which is another’s and cast it into hell, except He first bind the strong man, and spoil his goods?” — editor's note: Ib. xii. 29.

“…with which mighty and cutting weapon he had slain many; so much the more abundantly should Thy sons rejoice, seeing that our King hath bound the strong man, and they saw his vessels taken from him and cleansed, and made meet for Thy honour, and become serviceable for the Lord unto every good work.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

““No man entereth into a strong man’s house, to spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“But since He who binds the strong man, taketh away his goods, and maketh them His own goods; men delivered from infidelity and superstition of devils, believing in Christ, are fitted on to that city, have met in the…” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“If it would be perceived who are strong men, at first the devil himself the Lord hath called a strong man: “No one,” He saith, “is able to go into the house of a strong man, and to carry off his vessels, unless first he shall have bound the strong man.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“What this is the Gospel adviseth us in the passage where we read, “No one goeth into the house of a strong man to spoil his vessels, unless first he shall have bound the strong man.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“But He that hath humbled the slanderer and hath entered into the house of the strong man to bind him and to spoil his vessels, He “hath delivered the needy and the poor man.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“For spoils are stripped from the conquered; as he was overcome and despoiled of whom it is said in the Gospel, “except he first bind the strong man.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation;” and so on, down to the words, “By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 23–37.

“For the Lord in saying to the Pharisees, “Whosoever shall speak an evil word against the Son of Man,” &c., may have meant to warn them to come to the grace of God, and having received it, not to sin as they have now sinned.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 24–33.

“For if He reckoned them so condemned, that there was no hope left for them, He would not judge that they ought still to be admonished, as He did by adding the statement, “Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 24–33.

“And after that He had said, “By whom do your children cast them out?” to show that in them it was His grace, not their own desert; He saith, “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?”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“He came, He bound the strong one with the bonds of His Passion; He entered into his house into the hearts, that is, of those where he did dwell, and took away his vessels.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“They were then to become a spoil, but in a good sense, as those who are snatched from that strong one when he is bound by a stronger.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29.

“In another place He calleth this “spoiling; no man can spoil a strong man’s goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his goods.” ( Matt. xii. 29.)” — the author cites it

““How can one enter into the strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his goods?”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29. [The R.V and A.V. follow a different reading in the last clause.—R.]

“And so the Church in the Song of Songs and Christ in the Gospel invites them, saying: “Come unto Me, all ye who labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you; take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xii. 28, 29.

“For He Himself has bound the strong man and spoiled his goods, that is, us men, whom our enemy had abused in every evil activity, and made “vessels meet for the Master’s use” us who have been perfected for every work through the making ready of that part of us which is in our own control.” — editor's note: cf. Matt. xii. 29.

“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 29–31.

Having concluded the second answer, He brings forward yet a third, saying, “Or how can any enter into a strong man’s house? For that Satan cannot cast out Satan is clear from what has been said; and that no other can…

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