Luke 11:22

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples and the surrounding crowds immediately after describing a strong man guarding his possessions.

The words — The Greek ἰσχυρότερος (ischuroteros) translates to "stronger," and νικήσῃ (nikēsē) means "he may overcome." These terms describe the victorious intruder who strips the original guardian of his armor and divides the spoils.

The thread — The text explicitly describes a stronger force overcoming a guarded man and dividing plunder, which runs parallel to Isaiah 49:24 and Isaiah 53:12, while the conflict structure anticipates the enmity outlined in Genesis 3:15.

Why it lands — The passage states that a stronger conqueror dismantles a rival's defenses and claims his wealth, requiring the reader to identify which authority governs a life since standing neutral is impossible.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 49:24 Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.