Mark 3:24
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
In Context
23And having called them near, He said to them in allegories, “How is Satan able to cast out Satan?
25and if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot be made to stand;
Cross References
Judges 9:23and God sends an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,
2 Samuel 20:1And there happened to be a man of worthlessness there, and his name [is] Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite, and he blows with a horn and says, “We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; each [goes] to his tents, O Israel.”
1 Kings 12:16And all Israel sees that the king has not listened to them, and the people send the king back word, saying, “What portion do we have in David? Indeed, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; [return] to your tents, O Israel; now see your house, O David!” And Israel goes to its tents.
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.
Zechariah 11:14And I cut apart my second staff, Bands, || To break the unity between Judah and Israel.
1 Corinthians 1:10And I call on you, brothers, through the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing you may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and you may be perfected in the same mind, and in 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 →