1 tn The referent of the expression “a strong man” is Satan.
2 tn The word αὐλή (aulh) describes any building large and elaborate enough to have an interior courtyard, thus “dwelling, palace, mansion” (L&N 7.6).
3 tn Grk “his goods are in peace.”
4 tn Grk “Truly (ἀληθῶς, alhqw"), I say to you.”
5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity. See also Luke 19:11-27.