Mark 3:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)23 And He called them to Him and began speaking to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, “How can Satan drive out Satan? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176923 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition23 And He summoned them to Him and said to them in parables (illustrations or comparisons put beside truths to explain them), How can Satan drive out Satan? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? See the chapterCommon English Bible23 When Jesus called them together he spoke to them in a parable: “How can Satan throw Satan out? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version23 And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan? See the chapter |
Jesus began speaking to them [i.e., to the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses (See 11:18) or, to the people (See Luke 20:19)] by using parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a place for constructing a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country.