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

24“A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. 27Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. 28“I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven,

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
• Satan, devil, evil one
• Blaspheme
• Ordain
• Surname
• Thunder
• 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