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1. Re: [Synoptic-L] parables in Mk. 3:23-27? (Monnie  Sears)
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:23:08 -0500
From: "Monnie  Sears" <msears at amce.com>
Subject: Re: [GMark] [Synoptic-L] parables in  Mk. 3:23-27?
To: "Kata Markon" _gmark at lists.ibiblio.org_ (mailto:gmark at lists.ibiblio.org) 

I  suppose the author is counting five parables as follows:

[23]And  he called them unto him,
and said unto them in parables,
1 How can  Satan cast out Satan?
2 [24]And if a kingdom be divided
against  itself, that kingdom
cannot stand.
3 [25]And if a house be  divided
against itself, that house
cannot stand.
4  [26]And if Satan rise up against
himself, and be divided, he
cannot stand, but hath an end.
5 [27]No man can enter into a
strong  man's house, and spoil
his goods, except he will first
bind  the strong man; and then he
will spoil his house.
Verses 26 and 27  appear to be one statement, not being separated by "and" as 
are the other  sentences. However, I suspect that Jesus' discourse was 
lengthier and that  Mark only recorded those parts of it that were pertinent 
to the purpose of  his gospel. This suspicion is borne out by Matthew's 
version of this event  (Mat. 12:25-29). Matthew's record of Jesus' lecture 
includes two sentences  (12:27 and 12:28) between the 4th and 5th parables 
enumerated above. So they  are two separate statements, not one. If I were 
editing a red-letter  edition, I would have the first "and" in verses 24, 25 
and 26 printed in  black; as written by Mark and not spoken by Jesus.
Monnie Sears, LS   Survey Department Manager  Algeier, Martin & Associates  
PO. Box  2627
Joplin, Missouri 64803



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> However,  my real  question has to do not with what SATANAS means in 3:23, 
> but1whether or  not there are, as Kelly claims,  five separate 
prables/comparisons
>  in Mk. 3:23-27.
>
> Does anyone have any answers for  that?
>
> Jeffrey

There are only four parables:  v. 24:  "If a kingdom is divided  against 
itself, it cannot stand."  v. 25  "If a house is divided  against itself, it 
cannot stand."  v. 26 "If Satan (an adversary) rises up  against himself and is 
divided, he cannot stand but has an end."  v.  27  "No man can enter into a 
strong man's house and spoil his goods, except  that he would first bind the strong 
man; and then he will spoil his  house."
 
Kenneth Bonnell



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