LUKE 11:22 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) but when someone stronger than him arrives and overpowers him, he’ll even take the body armour that the landowner put his trust in, and then relieve him of all his goods.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT but when a stronger than he attacks him, he will overcome him, take away his armor in which he trusted, and divide his spoils.

UST But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he takes away the weapons that the man was depending on. Then he can steal anything he wants from that man’s house.

BSB But when [someone] stronger attacks [and] overpowers him, he takes away [the] armor in which [the man] trusted, and [then] he divides up his plunder.

BLB But when one stronger than he, having come upon him, shall overcome him, he takes away his complete armor in which he had trusted, and he divides his plunder.

AICNT but when one stronger [than he][fn] attacks [and overcomes][fn] him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and distributes {his}[fn] spoils.

11:22, than he: Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓45 𝔓75 D(05)

11:22, and overcomes: Absent from D(05)

11:22, his: Some manuscripts read “the.” D(05) Latin(b)

OEB but, when one still stronger has attacked and overpowered him, he takes away all the weapons on which the other had relied, and divides his spoil.

WEBBE But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armour in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But when a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s armor on which the man relied and divides up his plunder.

LSV but when the stronger than he, having come on [him], may overcome him, he takes away his whole armor in which he had trusted, and he distributes his spoils;

FBV But if a stronger man comes and defeats him, taking from him all his weapons that he depended on, then he can carry off all his possessions.

TCNT But when a stronger man attacks and overpowers him, he takes away all the armor in which the man trusted and then distributes the plunder.

T4T But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man’s house anything he wants to.

LEB But when a stronger man attacks him and[fn] conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.

11:22 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“attacks”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

Moff but when a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he seizes the panoply on which he relied and divides up the spoil.

Wymth but as soon as another stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away that complete armour of his in which he trusted, and distributes the plunder he has collected.

ASV but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

DRA But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils.

YLT but when the stronger than he, having come upon [him], may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;

Drby but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him.

RV but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
(but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh/takes from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. )

SLT And when a stronger than he, having come, conquers him, he takes away his complete armor in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.

Wbstr But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

KJB-1769 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.
( But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh/takes from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. )

KJB-1611 But when a stronger then he shal come vpon him, and ouercome him, hee taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and diuideth his spoiles.
(But when a stronger then he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh/takes from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.)

Bshps But whe a stronger then he commeth vpon hym, and ouercommeth hym, he taketh from him all his harnesse, wherin he trusted, and deuideth his goodes.
(But when a stronger then he cometh/comes upon him, and overcometh/overcomes him, he taketh/takes from him all his harness, wherein he trusted, and divideth his goods.)

Gnva But when a stronger then hee, commeth vpon him, and ouercommeth him: hee taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and deuideth his spoiles.
(But when a stronger then he, cometh/comes upon him, and overcometh/overcomes him: he taketh/takes from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. )

Cvdl but whan a stronger then he commeth vpo him, and ouer commeth him, he taketh fro him all his wapens, wherin he trusted, and deuydeth the spoyle.
(but when a stronger then he cometh/comes upon him, and over cometh/comes him, he taketh/takes from him all his weapons, wherein he trusted, and divideth the spoil.)

TNT But when a stronger then he cometh vpo him and overcometh him: he taketh from him his harnes wherin he trusted and devideth his gooddes.
(But when a stronger then he cometh/comes upon him and overcometh/overcomes him: he taketh/takes from him his harnes wherein he trusted and divideth his goods. )

Wycl But if a stronger than he come vpon hym, and ouercome hym, he schal take awei al his armere, in which he tristide, and schal dele abrood his robries.
(But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him, he shall take away all his armere, in which he tristide, and shall dele abroad his robries.)

Luth Wenn aber ein Stärkerer über ihn kommt und überwindet ihn, so nimmt er ihm seinen Harnisch, darauf er sich verließ, und teilet den Raub aus.
(When but a strengthrer above him/it comes and overcomes him/it, so takes he him his Harnisch, on_it he itself/yourself/themselves left/abandoned, and teilet the plunder out.)

ClVg Si autem fortior eo superveniens vicerit eum, universa arma ejus auferet, in quibus confidebat, et spolia ejus distribuet.[fn]
(When/But_if however stronger by_him superveniens timerit him, universe weapons his will_take_away, in/into/on to_whom confidebat, and spoils his distribuet. )

11.22 Si autem fortior. Fortiorem se vocat, qui non concordi pace et operatione, sicut calumniabantur, sed fortiori potentia ipsum stravit, mundumque ab ipsius dominatione liberavit. Arma diaboli quæ abstulit, calidissimæ sunt versutiæ spiritualis nequitiæ. Spolia, sunt animæ ab eo deceptæ, quæ victor Christus distribuit, quod est insignium triumphantis, quia captivam ducens captivitatem, dedit dona hominibus, quosdam quidem apostolos, alios evangelistas Ephes, 4., etc.

11.22 When/But_if however stronger. Fortiorem himself he_calls, who/which not/no concordi peace and operation, like calumniabantur, but strongeri power him stravit, the_worldque away of_his/her_own domination delivered. Arma devils which took_away, calidissimæ are versutiæ spiritual wickedness. Spolia, are soul away by_him deceptæ, which victor Christ/Messiah distributes, that it_is remarkableum triumphantis, because captivam ducens captivity, he_gave gifts to_humans, some indeed apostles, others evangelists Ephes, 4., etc.

UGNT ἐπὰν δὲ ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν, νικήσῃ αὐτόν, τὴν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφ’ ᾗ ἐπεποίθει, καὶ τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν.
(epan de isⱪuroteros autou epelthōn, nikaʸsaʸ auton, taʸn panoplian autou airei ef’ haʸ epepoithei, kai ta skula autou diadidōsin.)

SBL-GNT ἐπὰν ⸀δὲ ἰσχυρότερος ⸀αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν, τὴν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφʼ ᾗ ἐπεποίθει, καὶ τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν.
(epan ⸀de isⱪuroteros ⸀autou epelthōn nikaʸsaʸ auton, taʸn panoplian autou airei efʼ haʸ epepoithei, kai ta skula autou diadidōsin.)

RP-GNT ἐπὰν δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν, τὴν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφ' ᾗ ἐπεποίθει, καὶ τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν.
(epan de ho isⱪuroteros autou epelthōn nikaʸsaʸ auton, taʸn panoplian autou airei ef' haʸ epepoithei, kai ta skula autou diadidōsin.)

TC-GNT ἐπὰν δὲ [fn]ὁ ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν, τὴν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφ᾽ ᾗ ἐπεποίθει, καὶ τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν.
(epan de ho isⱪuroteros autou epelthōn nikaʸsaʸ auton, taʸn panoplian autou airei ef haʸ epepoithei, kai ta skula autou diadidōsin. )

11:22 ο ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:14–23: Jesus proved that he did not use Satan’s power

This section is not explicitly connected with the preceding section in time, place, or theme.

In this section, Jesus cast out a demon that made a man mute (11:14). Some people who were there commented to each other that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of Satan (11:15). Jesus gave them two reasons why this could not be true (11:17–19). He concluded that he cast out demons by the power of God (11:20). Then he told a parable (11:21–22) that showed that he is stronger than Satan.

Some other headings for this section are:

Jesus is stronger than Satan

Jesus and Beelzebub

Jesus sends unclean spirits away by defeating Satan

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 12:22–30 and Mark 3:20–27.

Paragraph 11:21–22

In the following example, Jesus compared Satan to a strong man. Jesus then compared himself to someone who was even stronger. This example figuratively describes what Jesus did to Satan. He fought against Satan and won. After conquering Satan, he had the authority to cause Satan’s unclean spirits to leave people. This was like the stronger man who took the possessions of the weaker man.

11:22a

But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him,

But if/when an even stronger man attacks him and defeats him,
But then another man who is stronger than he is fights/comes and conquers him.

someone stronger: The phrase someone stronger means “a person even stronger than this strong man.” This phrase figuratively refers to Jesus. By casting out the demons, Jesus had shown that he was stronger than the demons and stronger than Satan, their chief.

attacks and overpowers him: The Greek word that the BSB translates as overpowers also means “conquers” or “defeats.” The stronger man begins to fight the strong man and wins the fight. Another way to translate this is:

comes and defeats him (CEV)

11:22b

he takes away the armor in which the man trusted,

that stronger man will be able to take away the weapons and armor on which the strong man was relying.
Then the very strong man removes the fighting gear/equipment on which his opponent was depending,

This part of the parable is an illustration of what Jesus does when he drives out demons from a person. Taking away the weapons of the strong man is a picture of Jesus taking away Satan’s power over people.

he takes away the armor in which the man trusted: After defeating the strong man, the stronger man takes away his weapons and armor. The man in the house relied on these things to protect his house and the things he owned.

he…the man: It is important to keep the references to the two men clear. Certain languages use two kinds of third person pronouns. Other languages could use other terms like “his opponent” to refer to the strong man. For example:

that stronger man will be able to take away the weapons that his opponent relied on

the armor: The Greek word that the BSB translates as armor refers here to all the equipment that a soldier used, both weapons and protective gear. It is not the same word as “fully armed” in 11:21a, but in this context it refers to the same things. Several versions, such as the GNT, translate both terms as “weapons.”

in which the man trusted: The strong man trusted the armor in the sense that he expected that it would help him to defeat anyone who attacked him. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

on which the man had relied (REB)

the owner was depending on (GNT)

11:22c

and then he divides up his plunder.

Then he will distribute his possessions among his own friends.
and takes the opponent’s belongings/things and shares them with others.
He also takes the things in the house and shares them with those who are with him.”

and then he divides up his plunder: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as divides up his plunder refers to distributing the possessions of a defeated enemy. It was the custom for a conqueror to take away the things his enemy owned and give them to his own family and friends. In this illustration, the stronger man distributes the things he took out of the house. Another way to translate this is:

Then he will divide with others what he has taken. (CEV)

Here is the meaning of this part of the illustration: Jesus is the stronger man. He brings blessings to those people from whom he drives out unclean spirits and also to many others.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ

stronger_‹than› him

Jesus is using the adjective stronger as a noun in order to indicate a type of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [someone who is stronger than he is]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐπάν δέ ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ ἐπελθών νικήσῃ αὐτόν τήν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφʼ ᾗ ἐπεποίθει καί τά σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν)

Jesus speaks of the first man’s possessions as if they were the spoils of war. He also says that the stronger man will divide these possessions, as if he were a soldier who needed to share them with other soldiers. Alternate translation: [take away his possessions]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit