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In Mark, Jesus describes binding a strong man during a dispute about his power over demons. In the Gospel of Thomas, the same act precedes taking the man's goods, but the saying stands alone, without the dispute that explains it in Mark.
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Mark 3:27

New Testament
26 And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come. 27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house. 28 I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter.
Date: 60-75 C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)

Gospel of Thomas 1:35

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34 Jesus said, “If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.” 35 Jesus said, “It is not possible for anyone to enter the house of a strong man and take it by force unless he first binds his hands; then he will be able to plunder his house.” 36 Jesus said, “Do not be anxious from morning to evening and from evening to morning about what you will wear.”
Date: 90-130 C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References

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“... 22-30 In Mark, this passage is a controversy-dialogue occasioned by the exorcisms of Jesus in general, not by a particular case. The observation that the author of Matthew combined Mark’s version of this passage with another that Luke follows exclusively indicates the existence of a parallel passage in Q. [...] The occurrence of such a saying in Q and its wording are uncertain (Robinson et al., Critical Edition of Q, 234–35; cf. lxxxii–lxxxiii for an explanation of the sigla). For a detailed comparison of the three accounts and a reconstruction of the version of Q, see Fleddermann, Mark and Q, 41–73. His argument that Mark is dependent on Q (p. 61), however, is not compelling; the two documents may be dependent on a common source, written or oral. He also discusses the parallel in Gos. Thom. 35, which is more similar to Mark than the versions in Matt 12:29 and Luke 11:21-22; the version in Thomas may be dependent on Mark as Fleddermann argues; on the version in Gos. Thom., see also Robinson et al., Critical Edition of Q, 234. ...”
Collins, Adela Yarbro Mark: A Commentary (pp. 227-228) Fortress Press, 2007

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