Mark 3:23

So Jesus called them over and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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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

22But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”

24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

Mark 4:2Then he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them,

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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