SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:23
Y llamndolos, les dijo en parbolas: ¿Cmo puede Satans echar fuera a Satans?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. And he called them unto him , etc..] The Jerusalem Scribes, to come nearer to him, and attend to what he had to say in defence of his character and miracles: and said unto them in parables : similitudes, and proverbial expressions, as the following seem to be, how can Satan cast out Satan ? or one devil cast out another? how unreasonable is it to suppose it? can it ever be thought that such, whose interest it is to unite, would ever oppose and dispossess one another? if therefore, as if he should say, I am Beelzebub, or have him, and he is in me, and I am in confederacy with him; was this the case, can any think I should ever cast him out of others, as I do?
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-30 - It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to brea the devil's power; and it was as plain, that casting of him out of the bodies of people, confirmed that doctrine; therefore Satan could no support such a design. Christ gave an awful warning against speakin such dangerous words. It is true the gospel promises, because Chris has purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners; but by this sin, they would oppose the gifts of the Holy Ghost after Christ' ascension. Such is the enmity of the heart, that unconverted me pretend believers are doing Satan's work, when sinners are brought to repentance and newness of life.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ προσκαλεσαμενος 4341 5666 V-ADP-NSM αυτους 846 P-APM εν 1722 PREP παραβολαις 3850 N-DPF ελεγεν 3004 5707 V-IAI-3S αυτοις 846 P-DPM πως 4459 ADV-I δυναται 1410 5736 V-PNI-3S σατανας 4567 N-NSM σαταναν 4567 N-ASM εκβαλλειν 1544 5721 V-PAN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
3:23 {In parables} (en parabolais). In crisp pungent thrusts that exposed the inconsistencies of the scribes and Pharisees. See on Mt 13 for discussion of the word {parable} (parabole, placing beside for comparison). These short parabolic quips concern Satan's casting out (ekballei, the very word used of casting out demons) Satan (rhetorical question), a kingdom divided (merisqei, for a mere portion) against itself, a house divided (merisqei) against itself, two conditions of the third class undetermined, but with prospect of determination.
