Mark 3:24
And, if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
In Context
23And, calling them near, in parables, began he to say unto them—How can, Satan, cast, Satan out?
25And, if a house against itself be divided, the house shall be unable to stand;
Cross References
Judges 9:23Then God let go a spirit of mischief between Abimelech and the owners of Shechem,—and the owners of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
2 Samuel 20:1Now, in that place, there happened to be an abandoned man, whose name, was Sheba son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin,—so he blew a horn, and said—We have no share in David, Nor inheritance have we in the son of Jesse, Every man to his home, O Israel!
1 Kings 12:16So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying—What portion have, we, in, David. Or inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your homes O Israel! Now, see to thine own house, O David! And Israel departed to their homes.
Isaiah 19:2And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, And they shall fight—Every one against his brother and Every one against his neighbour,—City against city, and Kingdom against kingdom.
Zechariah 11:14Then cut I in two my second staff, even Union,—that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
1 Corinthians 1:10But I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,—that, the same thing, ye, all, be saying, and that there be not, among you, divisions; but that ye be fitly joined together—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 →