Luke 11:17

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.›

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  • Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, ‹Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?›
  • Matt 12:25-29 : 25 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:› 26 ‹And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?› 27 ‹And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast› [them] ‹out? therefore they shall be your judges.› 28 ‹But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.› 29 ‹Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.›
  • 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.›
  • 2 Chr 10:16-19 : 16 And when all Israel [saw] that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and [we have] none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: [and] now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents. 17 But [as for] the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that [was] over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to [his] chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
  • 2 Chr 13:16-17 : 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand. 17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
  • Isa 9:20-21 : 20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: 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.
  • 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.›
  • John 2:25 : 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

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These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 92%

    24 But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

    25 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:›

    26 ‹And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?›

    27 ‹And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast› [them] ‹out? therefore they shall be your judges.›

    28 ‹But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.›

    29 ‹Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.›

    30 ‹He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.›

  • 87%

    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.›

    23 ‹He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.›

    24 ‹When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.›

    25 ‹And when he cometh, he findeth› [it] ‹swept and garnished.›

    26 ‹Then goeth he, and taketh› [to him] ‹seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last› [state] ‹of that man is worse than the first.›

  • Mark 3:21-27
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    86%

    21 And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

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

    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.›

  • 73%

    15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

    16 And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.

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    51 ‹Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:›

    52 ‹For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.›

    53 ‹The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.›

  • 10 Then said he unto them, ‹Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:›

  • 27 ‹And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.›

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    35 ‹For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.›

    36 ‹And a man's foes› [shall be] ‹they of his own household.›

  • 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, ‹Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?›

  • 17 And he taught, saying unto them, ‹Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.›

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    44 ‹Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth› [it] ‹empty, swept, and garnished.›

    45 ‹Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last› [state] ‹of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.›

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    13 But he answered and said, ‹Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.›

    14 ‹Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.›

  • 25 ‹And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.›

  • 34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

  • 19 ¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

  • 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.›

  • 13 ‹No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.›

  • 33 ‹Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by› [his] ‹fruit.›

  • 39 And he spake a parable unto them, ‹Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?›

  • 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same [matter].

  • 25 ‹It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more› [shall they call] ‹them of his household?›

  • 11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

  • 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, ‹Rise up, and stand forth in the midst.› And he arose and stood forth.

  • 1 ¶ Then said he unto the disciples, ‹It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe› [unto him], ‹through whom they come!›