And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
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Gill's Exposition
And if a kingdom be divided against itself,.... Any of the kingdoms of this world, and the kingdom of "Satan":
that kingdom cannot stand: not long; its internal broils and divisions will, soon bring…
And the scribes ... - See the notes at Mat 12:24-32. The occasion of their saying this was, that he had healed a man possessed with a devil. The scribes, who came from Jerusalem to watch his conduct,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
How can Satan cast out Satan? Using an irresistible argumentum ad hominemHe shews them the absurdity of supposing that Satan could be his own enemy. If neither kingdom, nor city (Mat 12:25), nor house…
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