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.

Cross-reference

Matthew 12:44 describes an unclean spirit returning to an empty house — contrasting the secure plundering when the strong man is bound.

Mark 3:27 Parallel

Mark 3:27 is the parallel account of this same saying about binding the strong man, confirming its wording and context.

Luke 11:21 Parallel

Luke 11:21 parallels this saying, describing a strong man guarding his palace before being overcome by a stronger one.

Luke 11:22 Parallel

Luke 11:21 (same as previous) is the Lucan parallel to this verse, offering a slightly different wording but same teaching.

1 John 3:8 Related theme

1 John 3:8 states Jesus came to destroy the devil's work — directly the purpose behind binding the strong man in Matthew 12:29.

1 John 4:4 Related theme

1 John 4:4 says the one in you is greater than the one in the world — echoes Christ's power to bind the strong man.

Revelation 20:1-3 explicitly shows Satan being bound — a direct parallel to the binding of the strong man.

Mark 5:15 Parallel

Mark 5:15 shows a demonized man restored after Jesus cast out Legion — a direct example of plundering the strong man's house.

Colossians 1:13 describes rescue from the dominion of darkness — parallels the plundering of Satan's house by Christ.

Colossians 2:15 describes Christ disarming powers and triumphing — the same victory over Satan pictured in binding the strong man.

Isaiah 49:24 uses the same imagery of plundering the mighty, providing OT background for Jesus' metaphor of binding the strong man.

Revelation 20:7-9 shows Satan released after binding — contrasting the temporary binding in Matthew 12:29 but continuing the narrative.

2 Timothy 2:26 speaks of people trapped by the devil — the captives freed when the strong man is bound and his house plundered.

Revelation 12:7-10 describes Michael defeating and casting down Satan — a cosmic parallel to binding the strong man.