Mark 3:26

26 So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.

Mark 3:26 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:26

And if Satan rise up against himself
As he must do in such a case as this, if devils are cast out by Beelzebub, the prince of devils:

and be divided;
one devil against another, as the above calumny supposes;

he cannot stand, but hath an end:
his kingdom cannot stand long, but must soon come to an end; his power and authority will soon be destroyed, both over his own species, and among men; (See Gill on Matthew 12:26).

Mark 3:26 In-Context

24 For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;

25 and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.

26 So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.

27 Nay, no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

28 In solemn truth I tell you that all their sins may be pardoned to the sons of men, and all their blasphemies, however they may have blasphemed;