Matthew 12:29
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
σκεῦος
Vessel, container, object. Skeuos. We have this treasure in jars of clay. The weakness of the container highlights the power of what is inside. Your frailty reveals His strength.
πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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εἰσέρχομαι
to enter
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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δύναμαι
is able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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οἰκία
house
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οἰκία
A house, a household, a family dwelling. In My Father's house are many rooms. Your eternal home is being prepared by Jesus Himself right now.
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ἐάν
only
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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πῶς
how
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πῶς
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
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τότε
then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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δέω
he shall bind
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δέω
to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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ἰσχυρός
strong man
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ἰσχυρός
forcible (literally or figuratively)
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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διαρπάζω
he will rob.
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διαρπάζω
to seize asunder, i.e. plunder
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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