Matthew 12:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
  • Ps 139:2 : 2 You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.
  • 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.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
  • Rev 16:19 : 19 And the great town was cut into three parts, and the towns of the nations came to destruction: and Babylon the great came into mind before God, to be given the cup of the wine of his wrath.
  • Rev 17:16-17 : 16 And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will be turned against the evil woman, and will make her waste and uncovered, and will take her flesh for food, and will have her burned with fire. 17 Because God has put it in their hearts to do his purpose, and to be of one mind, giving their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God have effect and are complete.
  • Isa 9:21 : 21 Manasseh was making a meal of Ephraim, and Ephraim of Manasseh; and together they were attacking Judah. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 19:2-3 : 2 And I will send the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they will be fighting every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; town against town, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt will be troubled in her, and I will make her decisions without effect: and they will be turning to the false gods, and to those who make hollow sounds, and to those who have control of spirits, and to those who are wise in secret arts.
  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.
  • Mark 2:8 : 8 And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
  • Mark 3:23-27 : 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; 25 And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction; 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.
  • Luke 11:17-22 : 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.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all. 25 He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
  • John 21:17 : 17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

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  • Luke 11:17-25
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    92%

    17But 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.

    18If, 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.

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

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

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

    22But 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.

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

    24The 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.

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

  • Mark 3:22-27
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    22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

    23And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

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

    25And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;

    26And 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.

    27But 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.

  • Matt 12:26-30
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    26And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

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

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

    29Or 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.

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

  • Matt 12:24
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    24But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

  • Luke 12:51-53
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    51Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:

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

    53They 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.

  • Luke 21:10
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    10Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:

  • Matt 10:35-36
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    35For 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:

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

  • Mark 13:2
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    2And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.

  • Matt 24:2
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    2But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

  • Luke 16:13
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    13No 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.

  • Matt 15:13
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    13But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

  • Matt 6:24
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    24No 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.

  • Matt 12:33
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    33Make 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.

  • Matt 12:44-45
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    68%

    44Then 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.

    45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

  • Matt 9:4
    68%

    4And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

  • Mark 13:8
    68%

    8Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.

  • Matt 7:27
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    27And 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.

  • Matt 7:25
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    25And 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.

  • Mark 13:12
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    12And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • Matt 10:25
    67%

    25It 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!

  • Luke 17:21
    67%

    21And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.

  • Luke 12:2
    66%

    2But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

  • Luke 11:15
    66%

    15But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

  • Luke 21:6
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    6As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down.

  • Matt 7:20
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    20So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

  • Luke 13:35
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    35Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

  • Matt 24:7
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    7For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

  • Luke 12:17
    66%

    17And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

  • Mark 12:24
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    24Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?