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 “said.”
5 sn This is another reference to hearing and doing the word of God, which here describes Jesus’ teaching; see Luke 8:21.