Mark 3:24
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And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Judges 9:23 And the Lord sent a very evil spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Sichem; who began to detest him,

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Judges 12:1-6 But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house. . . .

2 Samuel 20:1,6 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel. . . .

1 Kings 12:16 Then the people, seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel: now, David, look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings.

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Isaiah 9:20,21 And he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shall eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda. . . .

Isaiah 19:2,3 And I will set the Egyptians to fight against the Egyptians: and they shall fight brother against brother, and friend against friend, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. . . .

Ezekiel 37:22 And I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king over them all: and they shall no more be two nations, neither shall they be divided any more into two kingdoms.

Zechariah 11:14 And I cut off my second rod that was called a Cord, that I might break the brotherhood between Juda and Israel.

John 17:21 That they all may be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

1 Corinthians 1:10-13 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no schisms among you: but that you be perfect in the same mind and in the same judgment. . . .

Ephesians 4:3-6 Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. . . .

Context
A House Divided
23And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan? 24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.…
Cross References
Matthew 12:25
And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

Mark 3:23
And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 3:25
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Lexicon
If
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

a kingdom
βασιλεία (basileia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.

is divided
μερισθῇ (meristhē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3307: From meros; to part, i.e. to apportion, bestow, share, or to disunite, differ.

against
ἐφ’ (eph’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

itself,
ἑαυτὴν (heautēn)
Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

[it]
βασιλεία (basileia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.

cannot
δύναται (dynatai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

stand.
σταθῆναι (stathēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.


Additional Translations
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.

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

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

And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

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

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

For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
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