Mark 3:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 3:24

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, ^a“He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ^bruler of the demons He casts out demons.”

23 ^aSo He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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

25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

27 ^aNo one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.

28 ^a“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;

Verse Comparison: Mark 3:24

American Standard Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Amplified® Bible
And if a kingdom is divided {and} rebelling against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Contemporary English Version
A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long.

Darby English Version
And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

Good News Bible
If a country divides itself into groups which fight each other, that country will fall apart.

International Standard Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

King James Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

New American Standard Bible
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

New International Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

New King James Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Young's Literal Translation
and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;

New English Translation
If¹ a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.