Luke 11:17

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

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  • Matt 9:4 : 4 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 desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
  • Mark 3:23-27 : 23 He summoned them, and said 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 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can't stand, but has an end. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.
  • 2 Chr 10:16-19 : 16 When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So all Israel departed to their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.
  • 2 Chr 13:16-17 : 16 The children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand. 17 Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
  • Isa 9:20-21 : 20 One 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 I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, [and] kingdom against kingdom. 3 The spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel of it: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to those who have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
  • John 2:25 : 25 and because he didn't need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

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    24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

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

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

    27If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

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

    29Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.

    30"He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.

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

    19But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.

    20But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.

    21"When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

    22But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

    23"He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn't gather with me scatters.

    24The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'

    25When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.

    26Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

  • Mark 3:21-27
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    21When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."

    22The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."

    23He summoned them, and said 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.

    26If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can't stand, but has an end.

    27But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

  • Luke 11:15-16
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    15But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

    16Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

  • Luke 12:51-53
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    51Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

    52For from 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 her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

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    10Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

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    27The rain came down, 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 came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

    36A man's foes will be those of his own household.

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

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    17He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!"

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    44Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

    45Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."

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    13But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted.

    14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

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    25The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.

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    34But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."

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

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