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A House Divided

Mark 3:23

In 9 translations

BSB
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
KJV
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
WEB
He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
ASV
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
LSV
And having called them near, He said to them in allegories, “How is Satan able to cast out Satan?
YLT
And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, 'How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?
DBY
And having called them to [him], he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
DRC
And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
GNV
But he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, How can Satan driue out Satan?

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Πῶς δύναται Σατανᾶς Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλειν;
RP2018
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτούς, ἐν παραβολαῖς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Πῶς δύναται Σατανᾶς Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλειν;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτούς, ἐν παραβολαῖς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Πῶς δύναται Σατανᾶς Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλειν;
SCR1894
και προσκαλεσαμενος αυτους εν παραβολαις ελεγεν αυτοις πως δυναται σατανας σαταναν εκβαλλειν

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👤 Satan◆ Blind and Dumb Demoniac and Following Discourse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 12:25–30Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against…
  • Luke 11:17–23Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall. If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After…
  • Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
  • Mark 4:2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
  • Matthew 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  • Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

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