Mark 3:26
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Mark 3:26 in other translations
| BSB | And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come. |
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| WEB | If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end. |
| ASV | And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. |
| YLT | and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end. |
| DARBY | And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end. |
| BBE | And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end. |
| Webster | And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. |
What does Mark 3:26 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 3:22-30
It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to break the devil's power; and it was as plain, that casting of him out of the bodies of people, confirmed that doctrine; therefore Satan could not support such a design. Christ gave an awful warning against speaking such dangerous words. It is true the gospel promises, because Christ has purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners; but by…
Mark 3:26 in the original Greek
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Context
- Mark 3:25
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
- Mark 3:26
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
- Mark 3:27
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.
Mark 3:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si Satanás se levantare contra sí mismo, y fuere dividido, no puede permanecer; antes tiene fin. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si Satan s’élève contre lui-même et est divisé, il ne peut pas subsister, mais il vient à sa fin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn der Satan wider sich selbst aufsteht und entzweit ist, so kann er nicht bestehen, sondern hat ein Ende. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et si Satanas consurrexerit in semetipsum, dispertitus est, et non poterit stare, sed finem habet. |