Luke 11:17

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But knowing their thoughts, He said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against itself falls.

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  • Matt 9:4 : 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts?'
  • Matt 12:25-29 : 25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.' 26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they will be your judges. 28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
  • Mark 3:23-27 : 23 So Jesus called them over to Him and began to speak to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but has come to an end. 27 No one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
  • 2 Chr 10:16-19 : 16 When all Israel realized that the king had not listened to them, they responded to the king, saying, "What share do we have in David? What inheritance is there for us in the son of Jesse? Every man to your tents, Israel! Now take care of your own house, David!" So all the Israelites returned to their homes. 17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam continued to reign over them. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
  • 2 Chr 13:16-17 : 16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands. 17 Abijah and his army inflicted a severe defeat on them, and five hundred thousand of Israel’s chosen men were killed.
  • Isa 9:20-20 : 20 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
  • Isa 19:2-3 : 2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  • John 2:25 : 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.

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  • Matt 12:24-30
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    24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, 'This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.'

    25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.'

    26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

    27And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

    28But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

    29Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

    30Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

  • Luke 11:18-26
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    18If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

    19Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

    20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

    21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.

    22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

    23Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

    24When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places seeking rest but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

    25When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

    26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.

  • Mark 3:21-27
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    21When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."

    22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons, He casts out demons."

    23So Jesus called them over to Him and began to speak to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

    24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

    25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

    26And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but has come to an end.

    27No one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

  • Luke 11:15-16
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    15But some of them said, 'He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons.'

    16Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

  • Luke 12:51-53
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    51Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

    52From now on there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

    53They will be divided: father against son and son against 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 rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.'

  • Matt 7:27
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    27The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it collapsed with a great crash.

  • Matt 10:35-36
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    35For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

    36A person's enemies will be those of his own household.

  • Matt 9:4
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    4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts?'

  • Mark 11:17
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    17As he was teaching them, he said, 'Is it not written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.'

  • Matt 12:44-45
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    44Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and in order.

    45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.

  • Matt 15:13-14
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    13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

    14Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

  • Matt 7:25
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    25The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

  • Matt 9:34
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    34But the Pharisees said, 'He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.'

  • John 10:19
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    19Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words.

  • Mark 13:2
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    2Jesus replied, 'Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'

  • Luke 16:13
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    13No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • Matt 12:33
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    33Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

  • Luke 6:39
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    39He also told them a parable: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?"

  • Mark 10:10
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    10Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.

  • Matt 10:25
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    25It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!

  • Amos 6:11
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    11For the LORD has given the command: The great house will be shattered into pieces, and the small house into bits.

  • Luke 6:8
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    8But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle." So the man got up and stood there.

  • Luke 17:1
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    1Jesus said to his disciples, 'It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!'