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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Mark 3:24

And if a kingdome be diuided against it selfe, that kingdome cannot stand.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Demons;   Jesus, the Christ;   Satan;   Strife;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Satan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ethics;   Jesus Christ;   Magic;   Suffering;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Luke, the Gospel According to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Forgiveness;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Parables;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Deceit, Deception, Guile;   Demon, Demoniacal Possession, Demoniacs;   Discourse;   Fig-Tree ;   Holy Spirit (2);   Hypocrisy;   Logia;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Ministry;   Miracles (2);   Proverbs ;   Unity (2);   Winter ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Forgiveness;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If a kingdom
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
New Century Version
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
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.
American Standard Version
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;
Hebrew Names Version
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.
Etheridge Translation
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.
World English Bible
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.
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
Update Bible Version
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.
New English Translation
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.
New Living Translation
"A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.
New Life Bible
A nation cannot last if it is divided against itself.
New Revised Standard
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
Simplified Cowboy Version
A cowboy divided against himself ropes no cattle.

Contextual Overview

22 And the Scribes which came downe from Hierusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the deuils, casteth he out deuils. 23 And he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, Howe can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdome be diuided against it selfe, that kingdome cannot stand. 25 And if a house be diuided against it selfe, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rise vp against himselfe, and be diuided, hee cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong mans house, and spoile his goods, except he will first bind the strong man, and then he will spoile his house. 28 Uerely I say vnto you, All sinnes shalbe forgiuen vnto the sonnes of men, and blasphemies, wherewith soeuer they shall blaspheme: 29 But he that shal blaspheme against the holy Ghost, hath neuer forgiuenesse, but is in danger of eternall damnation. 30 Because they said, He hath an vncleane 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
And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voyce of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the coole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.
Genesis 3:17
And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
Genesis 3:18
Thornes also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field.
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:
Exodus 25:2
Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of euery man that giueth it willingly with his heart, ye shall take my offering.
Numbers 22:23
And the Asse sawe the Angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawen in his hand: and the asse turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.
Joshua 5:13
And it came to passe when Ioshua was by Iericho, that he lift vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, there stood a man ouer against him, with his sword dawen in his hand: and Ioshua went vnto him, and said vnto him, Art thou for vs, or for our aduersaries?

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.


 
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