Matthew 12:26

Matthew 12:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
• New International Version (NIV)If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
• New King James Version (NKJV)If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

Context of Matthew 12:26

24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 25And 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 shall not stand: And if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to you.

Matthew 12:26 word by word

καὶ εἰ ὁ σατανᾶς τὸν σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει, ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη· πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ;Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• dividedμερίζωmerizō · to divideG3307
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• shallἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932

Cross-references for Matthew 12:26

• John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
• John 14:30After this I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
• John 16:11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
• Colossians 1:13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
• 1 John 5:19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
• Revelation 9:11And they had a king over them, who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew language is Abaddon, but in the Greek language he hath his name Apollyon.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• Revelation 16:10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
• Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Commentaries on Matthew 12:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26If Satan cast out Satan - A good cause will produce a good effect, and an evil cause an evil effect. Were I on Satan's side, I would act for his interest and confirm his influence among you; but I oppose his maxims by my doctrine, and his influence by my power.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. 26Jesus said in essence, “If I drive out demons by the power of Satan, then Satan is fighting against his own kingdom. That would be foolish for him to do.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?--The argument here is irresistible. "No organized society can stand--whether kingdom, city, or household--when turned against itself; such intestine war is suicidal: But the works I do are destructive of Satan's kingdom: That I should be in league with Satan, therefore, is incredible and absurd."Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:26

• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Satan
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Satan
• Adulterous
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Idle
• Judgment
• Restore
• Sin
• Wither
• Antichrist

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