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Luke 11:21

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11:21 When a strong man,¹ fully armed, guards his own palace,² his possessions are safe.³

Luke 15:27

Context
15:27 The slave replied,⁴ ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf⁵ because he got his son⁶ back safe and sound.’

¹tn The referent of the expression “a strong man” is Satan.

²tn The word αὐλή (aulh) describes any building large and elaborate enough to have an interior courtyard, thus “dwelling, palace, mansion” (L&N 7.6).

³tn Grk “his goods are in peace.”

⁴tn Grk “And he said to him.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated. The rest of the phrase has been simplified to “the slave replied,” with the referent (the slave) specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn See note on the phrase “fattened calf” in v. 23.

⁶tn Grk “him”; the referent (the younger son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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