23And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
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And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: …
But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. …
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-30)I. Here is, The impudent impious brand which the scribes fastened upon Christ’s casting out devils, that they might evade and invalidate the conviction of it, and have a poor excuse for not yielding to it. These scribes came down from Jerusalem , Mark 3:22. It should seem they came this long journey on purpose to hinder the progress of the doctrine of Christ; such pains did they take to do mischie…
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