Mark 3:22-24

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²²The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by ^[a]Beelzebul (Satan),” and “He is driving out the demons by the [power of the] ruler of the demons.”^(A) ²³So He called them to Himself and spoke to them in ^[b]parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? ²⁴If a kingdom is divided [split into factions and rebelling] against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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Footnotes

Mark 3:22 I.e. an idol worshiped in the Philistine city of Ekron: Baal Zebul, lord of the high places or Baal Zebub, lord of the flies.
Mark 3:23 Parables ordinarily were used for clarification, but Jesus often used them to hide sacred truths from unbelievers (see 4:11, 12).