Mark 3:23

So he summoned them, 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

22The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."

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

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Cross References

Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb.I will open my riddle on the harp.

Matthew 12:25And knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

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

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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