Mark 3:23

And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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In The King James Version

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

In Context

22And the scribes who had descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast out demons.”

24For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.

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Cross References

Psalms 49:4He will call to heaven from above, and to the earth, to discern his people.

Matthew 12:25But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Mark 4:2And he taught them many things in parables, and he said to them, in his doctrine:

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 →

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