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 family heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his mind.” 22The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.” So he summoned them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If 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 turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre.
• Matthew 13:34Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and he did not tell them anything without a parable,
• Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
• Luke 11:17Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for 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