If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.
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If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.
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So yf Satan make insurreccion agaynste himsilfe and be devided he cannot continue but is at an ende.
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So if Satan make insurrection against himselfe, and be deuided, hee can not endure but is at an ende.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Satan’s imps or . . . .
Satan’s imps or . . . .
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and…
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Ver. 26. {See Trapp on "Mat 12:25"} {See Trapp on "Mat 12:26"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain No man can enter into a strong man's house,....…
No man can enter into a strong man's house,.... This is properly a parable; the other seem to be proverbs, or sayings, that were commonly used to show the ill consequences of discords, factions, and divisions, as is explained in the note on See Gill on Mat 12:29.
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mar 3:28Verily I say unto you,.... The Scribes and Pharisees, who had not only blasphemed him, but the Spirit of God also:
all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme; God; or the Son of God, angels, and men, and that through the blood of Christ, and when brought to a sense of the evil of them; for though pardon is procured before, it is not applied till then; See Gill on Mat 12:31.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 If Satan has risen up against himself and is…
If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided
The word "himself" is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to Satan, and it is also a metonym for his evil spirits. AT: "If Satan and his evil spirits were fighting one another" or "If Satan and his evil spirits have risen up against each other and are divided" (See: Reflexive Pronouns and Metonymy)
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is not able to stand
This is a metaphor meaning he will fall and cannot endure. AT: "will cease to be united" or "cannot endure and has come to an end" or "will fall and has come to an end" (See: Metaphor)
plunder
to steal a person's valuables and possessions
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