Luke 11 · Verse 21

Luke 11:21

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Luke 11:21, King James Version

Luke 11:21 in other translations

BSBWhen a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
WEB“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
ASVWhen the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:
YLT‘When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;
DARBYWhen the strong man armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;
BBEWhen the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:
WebsterWhen a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

What does Luke 11:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:21-22
21-22. strong man--meaning Satan. armed--pointing to all the subtle and varied methods by which he wields his dark power over men. keepeth--"guardeth." his palace--man whether viewed more largely or in individual souls--how significant of what men are to Satan! in peace--undisturbed, secure in his possession.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verses 14-23. Mt 12:22 and Mt 12:23-30

Verse 21.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:14-26

Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the…

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Luke 11:21 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὅτανhotanWhenG3752
ὁhotheG3588
ἰσχυρὸςischurosstrong [man]G2478
καθωπλισμένοςkathōplismenoshaving armed himselfG2528
φυλάσσῃphulassēmay guardG5442
τὴνtēntheG3588
ἑαυτοῦhe'autouhis ownG1438
αὐλήν,aulēnhouse,G833
ἐνeninG1722
εἰρήνῃeirēnēpeaceG1515
ἐστὶνestinareG1510
τὰtatheG3588
ὑπάρχονταhuparchontapossessionsG5225
αὐτοῦ·autouof him;G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 11:21

  • Mark 3:27

    No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

  • Matthew 12:29

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 12:29; Mr 3:27

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Context

  • Luke 11:20

    But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

  • Luke 11:21

    When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

  • Luke 11:22

    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.

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Luke 11:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cuando el fuerte armado guarda su atrio, en paz está lo que posee.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand l’homme fort, revêtu de ses armes, garde son palais, ses biens sont en paix;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn der Starke bewaffnet seinen Hof bewacht, so ist seine Habe in Frieden;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum fortis armatus custodit atrium suum, in pace sunt ea quæ possidet.