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Matthew 12:25

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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ASV

And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

KJV

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΕἰδὼςEidōsknowing
δὲdenowG1161 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
ἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisthoughtsG1761 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036 →
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846 →
πᾶσαpasaEveryG3956 →
βασιλείαbasileiakingdomG932 →
μερισθεῖσαmeristheisahaving been dividedG3307 →
καθ᾽kath᾽againstG2596 →
ἑαυτῆςhe'autēsitselfG1438 →
ἐρημοῦται,erēmoutaiis brought to desolation,G2049 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πᾶσαpasaeveryG3956 →
πόλιςpoliscityG4172 →
ἢēorG2228 →
οἰκίαoikiahouseG3614 →
μερισθεῖσαmeristheisahaving been dividedG3307 →
καθ᾽kath᾽againstG2596 →
ἑαυτῆςhe'autēsitselfG1438 →
οὐounotG3756 →
σταθήσεται.stathēsetaiwill stand.G2476 →

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Galatians 5:15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.Matthew 9:4But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?Isaiah 9:21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.Mark 3:23–27So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?1 Corinthians 2:11For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.Luke 11:17–22Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.Psalms 139:2You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.Mark 2:8At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.Revelation 17:16–17And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.Isaiah 19:2–3“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.John 2:24–25But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’Amos 4:13For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

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