King James Version

Mark 3:25

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will be able” (δυνήσεται) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is able” (δύναται) before stand here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifοἰκίαoikiaa houseοἰκίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a house”, the subject formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.This verse uses “a house”.a houseἐφ’ephagainstἐπί (epi)preposition — “against”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.This verse uses “against”.againstἑαυτὴνheautēnitselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “itself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “itself”.itselfμερισθῇmeristhēto divideμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to divide”, a single actionG3307I divide into parts, divide, part, share, distribute; mid: I share, take part in a partitioning; I distract.This verse uses “divide”.οὐoucannotοὐadverb — “cannot”G3756no, not.cannotδυνήσεταιdunēsetaibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an action still aheadG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίαoikiahomeοἰκίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “home”, the subject formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.ἐκείνηekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.σταθῆναιstathēnaito standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.stand

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δύναταιdunataiis ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, future deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “is able”, an action still aheadG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;

World English Bible

If a house is divided against itself , that house cannot stand .

Darby Translation

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

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