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Mark 3:23

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenoshe calledπροσκαλέομαι (proskaleomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he called”, a single actionG4341I call to myself, summon.he calledαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαραβολαῖςparabolaisparablesπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “parables”, the to- or for-formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parablesἔλεγενelegento speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΠῶςpōsHowπῶςadverb — “How”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.Howδύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.canΣατανᾶςsatanasSatanΣατανᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the subject formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.SatanΣατανᾶνsatananSatanΣατανᾶς (satanas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the object formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.Satanἐκβάλλεινekballeinto expelἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, present active infinitive — “to expel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.

Literal (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?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he called them unto him, and said unto 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?

World English Bible

He summoned them and said to them in parables, “ How can Satan cast out Satan ?

Darby Translation

And having called them to [him], he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Douay-Rheims

And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

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