Mark 3:24
When a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot last;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
In Context
23So Jesus called them to him, and answered them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan?
25and when a household is divided against itself, it will not be able to last.
Cross References
Zechariah 11:14Then I broke my second staff called Union so as to dissolve the brotherhood between Judah and Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 1:10But I appeal to you, my friends, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you profess, and not to allow divisions to exist among you, but to be united – of one mind and of one opinion.
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 →