Mark 3:24
For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
In Context
23And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
25And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
Cross References
Judges 9:23And the Lord put a very grievous spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Shechem, who began to detest him,
2 Samuel 20:1And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: “There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, O Israel.”
1 Kings 12:16And so the people, seeing that the king had not been willing to listen to them, responded to him, saying: “What part do we have in David? Or what inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse? Go to your own tents, O Israel. Now David, see to your own house.” And Israel went away to their own tents.
Isaiah 19:2And I will cause Egyptian to rush against Egyptian. And they will fight: a man against his brother, and a man against his friend, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
Zechariah 11:14And I cut short my second staff, which was called Rope, so that I might dissolve the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
1 Corinthians 1:10And so, I beg you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that every one of you speak in the same way, and that there be no schisms among you. So may you become perfect, with the same mind and with the same judgment.
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 →