Matthew 12:25

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰδὼς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πᾶσα βασιλεία μερισθεῖσα καθʼ ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται· καὶ πᾶσα πόλις ἢ οἰκία μερισθεῖσα καθʼ ἑαυτῆς οὐ σταθήσεται:

Transliteration

Eidōs de the Iēsous the enthymēseis of them, eipen to them, Every basileia meristheisa against itself erēmoutai; and every polis or oikia meristheisa against itself not stathēsetai:

Grammar Details

• *Eidōs*: perfect participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having known/perceived
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *enthymēseis*: accusative, feminine, plural - thoughts/considerations/intentions
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *basileia*: nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom/reign
• *meristheisa*: aorist passive participle, feminine, singular - having been divided
• *erēmoutai*: present, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - is being laid waste/made desolate
• *polis*: nominative, feminine, singular - city/town
• *oikia*: nominative, feminine, singular - house/household
• *stathēsetai*: future, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - will stand/endure

Word Meanings

• *Eidōs*: knowing/perceiving/understanding
• *enthymēseis*: thoughts/intentions/designs/plots
• *basileia*: kingdom/reign/rule/domain
• *erēmoutai*: is made desolate/is laid waste/is brought to ruin
• *polis*: city/state/community
• *oikia*: house/household/family
• *stathēsetai*: will stand/will endure/will remain

Referenced Verses

• Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
• Jer 17:10 : 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• Ps 139:2 : 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
• Gal 5:15 : 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
• Heb 4:13 : 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
• Rev 16:19 : 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
• Rev 17:16-17 : 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
• Isa 9:21 : 21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
• Isa 19:2-3 : 2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
• Amos 4:13 : 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
• Mark 2:8 : 8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
• Mark 3:23-27 : 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
• Luke 11:17-22 : 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. 18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
• John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
• John 21:17 : 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
• 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.