Mark 3:26

Mark 3:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
• New International Version (NIV)And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

Context of Mark 3:26

24If armies in the same country start to fight each other, then they will destroy their own country. 25And if the people in one family start to fight against each other, they will destroy their own family. So Satan would not attack himself. If he did that, he would destroy his own power. That would be the end of him. 27Nobody can easily go into the house of a strong man to rob him. To do that, he must first tie up the strong man. Then he can take away all that man's valuable things. 28I tell you this: God can forgive all the wrong things that people do. He can also forgive people who say bad things against him.

Mark 3:26 word by word

καὶ εἰ ὁ σατανᾶς ἀνέστη ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἐμερίσθη, οὐ δύναται στῆναι ἀλλὰ τέλος ἔχει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Satanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• rise upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• be dividedμερίζωmerizō · to divideG3307
• he cannotοὐou · noG3756
• he cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• an endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056

Commentaries on Mark 3:26

• 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 3:26

• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan

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• Satan
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• Blaspheme
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• Virtue
• Whole
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ

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