Mark 3:25

Mark 3:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
• New International Version (NIV)If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Context of Mark 3:25

23So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. 26And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

Mark 3:25 word by word

καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ, οὐ δυνήσεται ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη σταθῆναι·Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• a houseοἰκίαoikia · home: householdG3614
• is dividedμερίζωmerizō · to divideG3307
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• itselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• ·ἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• cannotοὐou · noG3756
• cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476

Cross-references for Mark 3:25

• Genesis 13:7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
• Genesis 37:4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
• Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
• Galatians 5:15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
• James 3:16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

Commentaries on Mark 3:25

• 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 3:25

• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Strife

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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