Mark 3:24-25

3:24 If ¹  a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand. 3:25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

Mark 7:20

7:20 He said, “What comes out of a person defiles him.

Mark 13:17

13:17 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

Mark 16:10

16:10 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

Mark 16:13

16:13 They went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

[3:24]  ¹ sn The three conditional statements in vv. 24-26 express the logical result of the assumption that Jesus heals by Satan’s power, expressed by the religious leaders. The point is clear: If the leaders are correct, then Satan’s kingdom will not stand, so the suggestion makes no sense. Satan would not seek to heal.