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Connecting Statement:
Jesus explains with a parable why it is foolish for people to think that Jesus is controlled by Satan. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)
Jesus called them to him
"Jesus called the people to come to him"
How can Satan cast out Satan?
Jesus asked this rhetorical question in response to the scribes saying that he cast out demons by Beelzebul. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "Satan cannot cast out himself!" or "Satan does not go against his own evil spirits!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
If a kingdom is divided against itself
The word "kingdom" is a metonym for the people who live in the kingdom. AT: "If the people who live in a kingdom are divided against each other" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
cannot stand
This phrase is a metaphor meaning that the people will no longer be united and they will fall. AT: "cannot endure" or "will fall"(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)
house
This is a metonym for the people who live in a house. AT: "family" or "household" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)