Matthew 12:26 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

Navigate

Chapter 12

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

²⁶And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

Matthew 12:26 —

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.

← Matthew 12:25 Matthew 12:27 →

Original word meaning

— of 14

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 1:13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
John 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
1 John 5:19
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Revelation 20:2-3
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, …
Matthew 4:10
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.

Topics

Charism Cures Disease Jesus, the Christ Kingdom of Satan Miracles Moses Peter

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 22-37)

In these verses we have, I. Christ’s glorious conquest of Satan, in the gracious cure of one who, by the divine permission, was under his power, and in his possession, Matt. 12:22. Here observe, 1. The man’s case was very sad; he was possessed with a devil. More cases of this kind occurred in Christ’s time than usual, that Christ’s power might be the more magnified, and his purpose the more manife…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 26)

26. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?--The argument here is irresistible. “No organized society can stand--whether kingdom, city, or household--when turned against itself; such intestine war is suicidal: But the works I do are destructive of Satan’s kingdom: That I should be in league with Satan, therefore, is incredible and absurd.”