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Matthew 12:25

Jesus
Fellowship and the churchConflict and reconciliation

23 The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

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BSB
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
KJV
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:
WEB
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
ASV
And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
DARBY
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.
BLB
And knowing their thoughts, He said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house having been divided against itself will not stand.
ÅB
Men siden Jesus visste om tankene deres sa han til dem: «Ethvert rike som kommer i strid med seg selv legges øde, og en by eller et hus som kommer i strid med seg selv, kan ikke bli stående.
OTB
Jesus, som kjente deres tanker, sa til dem: «Hvert rike som er splittet mot seg selv, legges øde, og hver by eller hus som er splittet mot seg selv, vil ikke bli stående.
B1930
Men da Jesus visste deres tanker, sa han til dem: Hvert rike som kommer i strid med sig selv, legges øde, og ingen by og intet hus som kommer i strid med sig selv, kan bli stående.

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Cross references

  • Galatians 5:15

    But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

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  • Jeremiah 17:10

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

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  • Matthew 9:4

    But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

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  • Mark 3:23–27

    So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:11

    For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

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  • Luke 11:17–22

    Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

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  • Isaiah 9:21

    Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

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  • Psalms 139:2

    You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

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