Mark 3:25

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

Mark 3:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
English Standard Version (ESV)
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
New Living Translation (NLT)
25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.
American Standard Version (ASV)
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
25 And if a household is divided against itself, that household will not last.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
25 If a family is divided, it can't 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).

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.
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