Mark 3:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 3:25

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 3:25

American Standard Version
And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

Amplified® Bible
And if a house is divided (split into factions and rebelling) against itself, that house will not be able to last.

Contemporary English Version
And a family that fights won't last long either.

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

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

International Standard Version
And if a household is divided against itself, that household will not stand.

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

New American Standard Bible
"If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

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

New King James Version
And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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

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

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