The Meaning of Mark 3:26 Explained

Mark 3:26

KJV: And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

YLT: and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.

Darby: And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.

ASV: And if Satan hath rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Mark 3:26?

MEANING: What does Mark 3:26 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Mark 3:26 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Mark 3:26?

What is the context of Mark 3:26?

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:22-30)
Jesus and the Prince of Demons (Mark 3:20-30)
Jesus is Accused of Working with Beelzebul (Mark 3:20-30)
A House Divided Cannot Stand (Mark 3:20-30)
A House Divided (Mark 3:20-30)
Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law .( R .) .( S .) (Mark 3:20-35)
The Twelve Are Chosen (Mark 3:13-35)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

What does Mark 3:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 3:20-35 - Brother To All Who Will

The Pharisees circulated this infamous charge-not because they believed it, but to satisfy the questions that were being asked on all sides. What they affirmed they knew to be untrue; but for selfish reasons they would not confess what they really thought. Such denial of truth is a deadly and unpardonable sin, because it injures the sensitiveness of conscience and produces moral death.

Family ties, Mark 3:31-35. The family of Jesus needed to be taught, though with the utmost delicacy, that they must not attempt to control His public ministry. All who love God and do His will are welcomed into the divine family circle and become blood relations of the Son of God.

The sower, Mark 4:1-9. Note the perils of the hearer, that you may guard against the waste of precious seed. There is a grave peril in the effect of light, fanciful, wandering thoughts. There is great peril also in a mere emotional response-the "straightway springing up" which has no root, because the heart is hard. There is danger lest the cares of the poor, the riches of the wealthy, and the too eager pursuit of things by other classes may drain away the strength of the soul, so that the Word of God shall be a slender stalk, without an ear or fruit. It is not enough to hear the Word, we must accept it and bear fruit; otherwise the plowing, sowing, and all the operations of nature are in vain. Live up to what you know. Obedience is the key to understanding. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 3

¹ Jesus heals the withered hand,
¹⁰ and many other infirmities;
¹¹ rebukes the unclean spirit;
¹³ chooses his twelve apostles;
²² convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub;
³¹ and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother

Greek Commentary for Mark 3:26

But hath an end []
Peculiar to Mark. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 3:26 mean?

And if - Satan has risen up against himself has been divided not he is able to stand but an end is coming to

καὶ εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς ἀνέστη ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη οὐ δύναται στῆναι ἀλλὰ τέλος ἔχει

ὁ	-
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Σατανᾶς	Satan
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Σατανᾶς Sense: adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to.
ἀνέστη	has risen up
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀναπηδάω Sense: to cause to rise up, raise up.
ἐφ’	against
Parse: Preposition Root: ἐπί Sense: upon, on, at, by, before.
ἑαυτὸν	himself
Parse: Reflexive Pronoun, Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: ἑαυτοῦ Sense: himself, herself, itself, themselves.
ἐμερίσθη	has been divided
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: μερίζω Sense: to divide.
δύναται	he is able
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: δύναμαι Sense: to be able, have power whether by virtue of one’s own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom.
στῆναι	to stand
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active Root: ἵστημι Sense: to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set.
τέλος	an end
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: τέλος Sense: end.
ἔχει	is coming to
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔχω Sense: to have, i.e. to hold.

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