And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
And if Satan starts fighting against himself and gets all divided up, he can't keep it together, he's basically done for.
A house divided against itself will always fall apart.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Mark 3, Jesus is responding to accusations from the scribes who claimed He was casting out demons by Satan's power, as He performed miracles during His ministry in Galilee. Jesus uses a logical analogy to argue that a divided kingdom or household cannot stand, pointing out that Satan would not work against his own forces if they were truly under his control. This highlights the growing opposition Jesus faced from religious leaders amid the cultural expectations of messianic authority in first-century Jewish society.
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