Matthew 12:25

Matthew 12:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Context of Matthew 12:25

23And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?” 24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.” And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26And if Satan is casting out Satan, he has become divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27And if by Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

Matthew 12:25 word by word

Εἰδὼς δὲ τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πᾶσα βασιλεία μερισθεῖσα καθ᾽ ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται, καὶ πᾶσα πόλις ἢ οἰκία μερισθεῖσα καθ᾽ ἑαυτῆς οὐ σταθήσεται.Read the interlinear

• their thoughtsἐνθύμησιςenthumēsis · reflectionG1761
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• dividedμερίζωmerizō · to divideG3307
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• itselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• is laidἐρημόωerēmoō · to lay wasteG2049
• and noοὐou · noG3756
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• orἤē · orG2228
• houseοἰκίαoikia · home: householdG3614
• will standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476

Cross-references for Matthew 12:25

• Matthew 9:4And Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?
• Psalms 139:2You know when I sit down and when I get up; You understand my thought from far away.
• Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, To give to each person according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
• Amos 4:13For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind, And declares to a person what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness And treads on the high places of the earth, The Lord God of armies is His name.
• Mark 2:8Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts?
• John 2:24But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because He knew all people,
• John 21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was hurt because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Tend My sheep.
• 1 Corinthians 2:11For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God.
• Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.
• Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
• Isaiah 9:21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, And together they are against Judah. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
• Isaiah 19:2“So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians; And they will fight, each against his brother and each against his neighbor, City against city and kingdom against kingdom.
• Mark 3:23And so He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
• Luke 11:17But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls.
• Galatians 5:15But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.
• Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation - Our Lord's argument was thus: - "The welfare of any kingdom, city, or family, depends on its concord and unanimity; Satan, like every other potentate, must wish to rule his empire in peace and security; how then can he be in league with me, who oppose his authority, and am destroying his kingdom?" The reasoning of the Pharisees, Matthew 12:24, was not expressed, and Jesus, knowing their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26. Matthew 12:23 Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided against itself; how then could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-45The Pharisees, the teachers of religious law, and many people of his generation rejected the Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. And Jesus knew their thoughts--"called them" (Mr 3:23). and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand--"house," that is, "household"Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 12

• 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