Mark 3:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, `How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?

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  • Matt 13:34 : 34 All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,
  • Mark 4:2 : 2 and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:
  • Luke 11:17-23 : 17 And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall; 18 and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons. 19 `But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be; 20 but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God. 21 `When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods; 22 but when the stronger than he, having come upon `him', may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth; 23 he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.
  • Ps 49:4 : 4 I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
  • Matt 12:25-30 : 25 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand, 26 and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand? 27 `And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast out? because of this they -- they shall be your judges. 28 `But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God. 29 `Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder. 30 `He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.

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    24but the Pharisees having heard, said, `This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

    25And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,

    26and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?

    27`And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast out? because of this they -- they shall be your judges.

    28`But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God.

    29`Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.

    30`He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.

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    21and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

    22and the scribes who `are' from Jerusalem having come down, said -- `He hath Beelzeboul,' and -- `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

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    17And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;

    18and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

    19`But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

    20but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

  • Mark 3:24-27
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    24and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;

    25and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;

    26and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.

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    14And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,

    15and certain of them said, `By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

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    33and the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake, and the multitude did wonder, saying that `It was never so seen in Israel:'

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    30because they said, `He hath an unclean spirit.'

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    23he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.

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    23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

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    19Then the disciples having come to Jesus by himself, said, `Wherefore were we not able to cast him out?'

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    15and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.

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    40and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'

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    31and the demons were calling on him, saying, `If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'

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