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.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 3:15, the promised offspring who crushes the serpent prefigures Jesus binding the strong man (Satan) to plunder his house.
In Isaiah 27:1, God slays Leviathan, symbolizing the defeat of the strong man, paralleling Jesus' binding of Satan.
In Isaiah 49:24-26, God rescues captives from the mighty, directly reflecting Jesus' logic of binding the strong man to free the captives.
In Isaiah 61:1, the anointed one proclaims liberty to captives, aligning with Jesus binding the strong man to free those held captive.
Matthew 12:29 is the parallel account of this same teaching about binding the strong man to plunder his house.
Luke 11:21-23 contains the parallel saying where the strong man is overcome by a stronger one, directly echoing the binding metaphor.
Colossians 2:15 depicts Christ disarming the rulers and authorities, triumphing over them at the cross—the binding of the strong man.
Hebrews 2:14 explains Christ's death destroyed the devil who holds power of death, the ultimate binding of the strong man.
1 John 3:8 states the Son of God appeared to destroy the devil's works, directly aligning with the binding and plundering here.
Revelation 12:7-9 depicts Satan being defeated and cast down — the ultimate fulfillment of binding the 'strong man' Jesus speaks of here.
Revelation 20:1-3 directly portrays the binding of Satan — the same image Jesus uses metaphorically here.
In Luke 10:17-20, Jesus sees Satan fall from heaven as disciples cast out demons, showing the strong man is being bound through their ministry.
In John 12:31, Jesus declares the ruler of this world will be cast out through his crucifixion, revealing how the strong man is bound.
Romans 16:20 promises God will crush Satan under believers' feet, fulfilling the defeat of the strong man described here.