The Parable of the strong man (also known as the parable of the burglar and the parable of the powerful man) is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, found in Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, and Luke 11:21-22. A version of the parable also appears in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (Saying 35).
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