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Luke 11:17

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

KJV

αὐτὸς δὲ εἰδὼς αὐτῶν τὰ διανοήματα εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πᾶσα βασιλεία διαμερισθεῖσα ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν ἐρημοῦται, καὶ οἶκος ἐπὶ οἶκον πίπτει.

Greek NT

Ipse autem ut vidit cogitationes eorum, dixit eis : Omne regnum in seipsum divisum desolabitur, et domus supra domum cadet.

Vulgate

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

ASV

But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation; and house upon house shall fall.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διαμερίζω
diamerizo
verb · 11×
διανόημα
dianoema
noun · 1×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οἶκος
oikos
noun · 115×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐρημόω
eremoo
verb · 5×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 10:16 — And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to y
  • 2Chr 13:16 — And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
  • Isa 9:20 — And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
  • Isa 19:2 — And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
  • John 2:25 — And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
  • Mark 3:23 — And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
  • Mark 3:23 — And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
  • Matt 9:4 — And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
  • Matt 9:4 — And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
  • Matt 12:25 — 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:
  • Matt 12:25 — 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:
  • Rev 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.