Mark 3:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;

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  • Gen 37:4 : 4 And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
  • Gen 13:7-8 : 7 And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land. 8 Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.
  • Ps 133:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> See how good and how pleasing it is for brothers to be living together in harmony!
  • Gal 5:15 : 15 But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.
  • Jas 3:16 : 16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

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  • Mark 3:23-24
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    23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

    24 If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;

  • Mark 3:26-27
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    26 And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

    27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

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    24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

    25 And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction.

    26 And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

    27 And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

    28 But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.

    29 Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

    30 Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.

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    17 But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.

    18 If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

    19 And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

    20 But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

    21 When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:

    22 But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

    23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

    24 The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

    25 And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

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    51 Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:

    52 For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

    53 They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

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    35 For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

    36 And a man will be hated by those of his house.

  • 25 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

  • 27 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.

  • 13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.

  • 13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • 10 Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:

  • 12 And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

  • 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.

  • 15 He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

  • 5 (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

  • 24 No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • 48 He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

  • 26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

  • 15 And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:

  • 44 Then he says, I will go back into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he sees that there is no one in it, but that it has been made fair and clean.

  • 3 The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:

  • 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!

  • 7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • 40 He who is not against us is for us.

  • 6 For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.

  • 33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

  • 30 And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.

  • 3 If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

  • 5 But if you do not give ear to these words, I give you my oath by myself, says the Lord, that this house will become a waste.

  • 11 For see, at the order of the Lord the great house will be full of cracks and the little house will be broken.

  • 33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.