Mark 3:25
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
In Context
24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
26And if Satan has rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.
Cross References
Genesis 13:7And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite then dwelt in the land.
Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!
James 3:16For where envy and selfish ambition are, there is instability and every evil deed.
Matthew Henry on Mark 3:23-31
The Blasphemy of the Scribes. 22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a… Read the whole commentary →