Mark 3:23-27

²³Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked.

²⁴“A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.

²⁵Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.d

²⁶And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive.

²⁷Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.e