Matthew 12:26

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Col 1:13 : 13 who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate `us' into the reign of the Son of His love,
  • 1 John 5:19 : 19 we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;
  • Rev 9:11 : 11 and they have over them a king -- the messenger of the abyss -- a name `is' to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
  • Rev 16:10 : 10 And the fifth messenger did pour out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom did become darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain,
  • Rev 20:2-3 : 2 and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, 3 and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
  • 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.'
  • John 12:31 : 31 now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;
  • John 14:30 : 30 I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;
  • John 16:11 : 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath been judged.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

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  • Luke 11:17-26
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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.

    21`When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;

    22but 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;

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

    24`When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

    25and having come, it findeth `it' swept and adorned;

    26then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'

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    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.'

    23And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, `How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?

    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.

    27`No one is able the vessels of the strong man -- having entered into his house -- to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.

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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,

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    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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    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,

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    34but the Pharisees said, `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

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    25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him,'

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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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    6and the Devil said to him, `To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

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    42and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore `him' sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.