Scripture Post #257: *A KINGDOM DIVIDED FALLS*

Mark 3:

22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 

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Context (starting at, "…And they went into an house…" of verse 19): Mark 3:19: "And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house."

V. 20: "And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread."

V. 21: "And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself."

V. 22: "And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils."

V. 23: "And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?"

V. 24: "And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand."

V. 25: "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand."

V. 26: "And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end."

V. 27: "No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house."

V. 28: "Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:"

V. 29: "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:"

V. 30: "Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."

Originally Published: Mon. 5/27/13