Mark 3:23

Mark 3:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
• New International Version (NIV)So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Context of Mark 3:23

21When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.” 22The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul (Satan),” and “He is driving out the demons by the [power of the] ruler of the demons.” So He called them to Himself and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided [split into factions and rebelling] against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Mark 3:23 word by word

Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· πῶς δύναται σατανᾶς σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλειν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he calledπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• parablesπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544

Cross-references for Mark 3:23

• Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb; On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.
• Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.
• Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.
• Luke 11:17But He, well aware of their thoughts and purpose, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is doomed to destruction; and a house divided against itself falls.

Commentaries on Mark 3:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 And the scribes … - See the notes at Matthew 12:24-32. The occasion of their saying this was, that he had healed a man possessed with a devil. The scribes, who came from Jerusalem to watch his conduct, charged him with having made a compact or agreement with the prince of the devils.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to break the devil's power; and it was as plain, that casting of him out of the bodies of people, confirmed that doctrine; therefore Satan could not support such a design. Christ gave an awful warning against speaking such dangerous words. It is true the gospel promises, because Christ has purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners; but by this sin, they would oppose…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27Jesus showed that this charge made no sense by using several examples. Satan would not work against himself.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:23

• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan

In the dictionaries

• Satan
• Satan, devil, evil one
• Blaspheme
• Ordain
• Parable
• Surname
• Thunder
• Virtue
• Whole
• Forgiveness

Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings