Luke 11:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls.

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  • Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?
  • Matt 12:25-29 : 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand: 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, 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 has come upon you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
  • Mark 3:23-27 : 23 And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And 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 an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.
  • 2 Chr 10:16-19 : 16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What part have we in David? And we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel; and now, David, see to your own house. So all Israel went to their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. But King Rehoboam made haste to get into his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David to 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 will snatch on the right hand and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand and not be satisfied; they will eat every man the flesh of his own arm. 21 Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together will be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 19:2-3 : 2 I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight every one against his brother and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 The spirit of Egypt shall fail in its midst; I will destroy its counsel, and they shall seek the idols, the charmers, those with familiar spirits, and the wizards.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
  • John 2:25 : 25 And had no need that anyone should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.

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  • Matt 12:24-30
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    24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out devils, except by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

    25And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand:

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

    27And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

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

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

    30He that is not with me is against me; and he that does not gather with me scatters abroad.

  • Luke 11:18-26
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    18If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

    19And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore they will be your judges.

    20But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.

    21When a strong man, armed, guards his palace, his goods are in peace:

    22But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

    23He who is not with me is against me: and he who does not gather with me scatters.

    24When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came.

    25And when he comes, he finds it swept and cleaned.

    26Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

  • Mark 3:21-27
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    21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

    22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

    23And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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

    25And if 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 an end.

    27No man can enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

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    15But some of them said, He casts out demons through Beelzebub the chief of the demons.

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

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    51Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; but rather division.

    52For from now on there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

    53The 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.

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    27And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.

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    35For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

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    4And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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

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

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    34But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons through the prince of the demons.

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    19Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

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