Matthew 12:26

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then standeth his kingdom?

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

In Context

25But Jeshu knew their reasonings, and said to them, Every kingdom that is divided against itself is destroyed; and every city which is divided against itself shall not stand.

27And if I by Beelzebub cast forth demons, your sons, by whom do they cast them forth? On this account they shall be your judges.

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Cross References

John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world; now is the ruler of this world cast out.

John 16:11but of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Colossians 1:13and hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

Revelation 9:11And they had a king over them, the angel of the abyss, and his name in Hebrew is Abadon; but in Javanith his name is Apolon.

Revelation 16:10And the fifth poured his vial upon the throne of the beast of prey; and his kingdom became darkness, and they gnawed their tongues from pain;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38

The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →

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