Mark 3:23

And having called them to [him], he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Darby Translation

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 come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

24And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

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Cross References

Psalms 49:4I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.

Matthew 12:25But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.

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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