Mark 3:25

25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Read Chapter Compare

PREVIOUS Mark 3:24 NEXT Mark 3:26

Mark 3:25 in Other Translations

KJV

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

ESV

25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

NLT

25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.

MSG

CSB

25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Mark 3:25 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:25

And if a house be divided against itself
Any family, small or great,

that house cannot stand;
its contentions and discords will soon bring it down from a comfortable and flourishing situation, to a very distressed one; (See Gill on Matthew 12:25).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 3:25 In-Context

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive 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 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.

Mark 3:25

Share

Settings

Mark 3:25 in Other Translations

Mark 3:25 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:25 In-Context