Mark 3:23 — Meaning and Application

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“And he called them {unto him}, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?”

Mark 3:23

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And when his friends heard {of it}, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. {friends: or, kinsmen}

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

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

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

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

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Mark 3:1

"And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand."

Mark 3:2

"And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him."

Mark 3:3

"And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. {Stand forth: Gr. Arise, stand forth in the midst}"

Mark 3:4

"And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace."

Mark 3:5

"And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched {it} out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. {hardness: or, blindness}"

Mark 3:6

"And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him."

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