Luke 11:17
And He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house falls;
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16and others, tempting, were asking [for] a sign out of Heaven from Him.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 13:16And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God gives them into their hand,
Isaiah 19:2And I armed Egyptians against Egyptians, || And they fought, each against his brother, || And each against his neighbor, || City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
Matthew 12:25And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself stands,
John 2:25and because He had no need that any should testify concerning man, for He Himself was knowing what was in man.
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:15-27
Christ Accused of Leaguing with Satan; Watchfulness Inculcated. 14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.… Read the whole commentary →