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Mark 3:24
If a kingdom
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King James Version (1611)
And if a kingdome be diuided against it selfe, that kingdome cannot stand.
And if a kingdome be diuided against it selfe, that kingdome cannot stand.
King James Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
English Standard Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
New American Standard Bible
"And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
"And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
New Century Version
A kingdom that is divided cannot continue,
A kingdom that is divided cannot continue,
Amplified Bible
"If a kingdom is divided [split into factions and rebelling] against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
"If a kingdom is divided [split into factions and rebelling] against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Legacy Standard Bible
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Berean Standard Bible
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
Contemporary English Version
A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long.
A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long.
Complete Jewish Bible
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't survive;
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't survive;
Darby Translation
And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.
And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.
Easy-to-Read Version
A kingdom that fights against itself will not survive.
A kingdom that fights against itself will not survive.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For if a kingdome bee deuided against it selfe, that kingdome can not stand.
For if a kingdome bee deuided against it selfe, that kingdome can not stand.
George Lamsa Translation
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Good News Translation
If a country divides itself into groups which fight each other, that country will fall apart.
If a country divides itself into groups which fight each other, that country will fall apart.
Lexham English Bible
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
Literal Translation
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
American Standard Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Bible in Basic English
If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
Hebrew Names Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
International Standard Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Etheridge Translation
For if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot stand;
For if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot stand;
Murdock Translation
For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And yf a realme be deuided agaynst it selfe, that realme can not endure.
And yf a realme be deuided agaynst it selfe, that realme can not endure.
English Revised Version
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
World English Bible
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Weymouth's New Testament
For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if a rewme be departid ayens it silf, thilke rewme may not stonde.
And if a rewme be departid ayens it silf, thilke rewme may not stonde.
Update Bible Version
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand.
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
New English Translation
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.
New King James Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
New Living Translation
"A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.
"A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.
New Life Bible
A nation cannot last if it is divided against itself.
A nation cannot last if it is divided against itself.
New Revised Standard
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
And, if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Revised Standard Version
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For yf a realme be devided ageynste it silfe that realme cannot endure.
For yf a realme be devided ageynste it silfe that realme cannot endure.
Young's Literal Translation
and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And yf a realme be deuyded in it self, how can it endure?
And yf a realme be deuyded in it self, how can it endure?
Mace New Testament (1729)
if a kingdom be divided against it self, that kingdom cannot last.
if a kingdom be divided against it self, that kingdom cannot last.
Simplified Cowboy Version
A cowboy divided against himself ropes no cattle.
A cowboy divided against himself ropes no cattle.
Contextual Overview
22The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23So he summoned them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan 24If a kingdom25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished. 27But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up 28“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies 29But whoever blasphemes 30because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judges 9:23-57, Judges 12:1-6, 2 Samuel 20:1, 2 Samuel 20:6, 1 Kings 12:16-20, Isaiah 9:20, Isaiah 9:21, Isaiah 19:2, Isaiah 19:3, Ezekiel 37:22, Zechariah 11:14, John 17:21, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, Ephesians 4:3-6
Cross-References
Genesis 3:2
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden.
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden.
Genesis 3:8
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:16
He said to the woman:
He said to the woman:
Genesis 3:17
And he said to the man, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it’:
And he said to the man, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it’:
Genesis 3:18
It will produce thorns and thistles for you,and you will eat the plants of the field.
It will produce thorns and thistles for you,and you will eat the plants of the field.
Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said, “Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”
The Lord God said, “Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”
Exodus 25:2
“Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are to take my offering from everyone who is willing to give.
“Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are to take my offering from everyone who is willing to give.
Numbers 22:23
When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing on the path with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to return her to the path.
When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing on the path with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to return her to the path.
Joshua 5:13
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if a kingdom be divided against itself,.... Any of the kingdoms of this world, and the kingdom of "Satan":
that kingdom cannot stand: not long; its internal broils and divisions will, soon bring it to desolation; :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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.
