Mark - 3:26

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26 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can't stand, but has an end.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 3:26.

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And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.
and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.
So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.
And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he will not be able to stand, but has an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself, he would be divided, and he would not be able to stand; instead he reaches the end.
So, if Satan is in revolt against himself and is divided, he cannot last – his end has come!

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And if (o) Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
(o) Satan's servants or followers.

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.

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