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Matthew 12:26

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶςsatanasSatanΣατανᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the subject formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.Satanτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶνsatananSatanΣατανᾶς (satanas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the object formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.Satanἐκβάλλειekballeito expelἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to expel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.ἐφ’ephagainstἐπί (epi)preposition — “against”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.This verse uses “against”.againstἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfἐμερίσθηemeristhēto divideμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 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”.πῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenσταθήσεταιstathēsetaistandἵστημι (histēmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “stand”, an action still aheadG2476trans: (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”.standἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?

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American Standard Version (1901)

and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?

Young’s Literal Translation

and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?

World English Bible

If Satan casts out Satan , he is divided against himself . How then will his kingdom stand ?

Darby Translation

And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist?

Douay-Rheims

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?

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