Mark 3:23

A House Divided

22And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul, ” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”23So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

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Berean Standard Bible
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
American Standard Version (1901)
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Bible in Basic English
And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
Free Bible Version
But Jesus called them over to him. Using illustrations he asked them, “How can Satan throw out Satan?
Geneva Bible 1599
But he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, How can Satan driue out Satan?
King James (Authorized) Version
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
One Unity Resource Bible
He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan [Adversary] cast out Satan [Adversary]?
Plain English Version
Jesus knew the law teachers were rubbishing him like that, so he called out to them and said, “Come here and listen to me.” Then he told them stories to teach them. He said, “Think about Satan, the boss over the bad spirits. Do you reckon he fights against his own mob of bad spirits? That doesn’t make sense.
Translation for Translators
Jesus summoned those men. Then he spoke to them in parables to enable them to realize that Satan would not oppose his own evil spirits. He also wanted them to realize that by expelling evil spirits, he was demonstrating that he was much more powerful than Satan. So he said, “◄It is ridiculous to suggest that Satan would expel his own evil spirits!/Why would Satan expel his own evil spirits?► [RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
Jesus called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Noah Webster Bible
And he called them to him , and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
World English Bible
He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Young's Literal Translation
And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, 'How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?