1.3 KiB
General Information:
Jesus begins to respond to the crowd.
Others tested him
"Other people tested Jesus." They wanted him to prove that his authority was from God.
and sought from him a sign from heaven
"and asked him to give a sign from heaven" or "by demanding that he give a sign from heaven." This was how they wanted him to prove that his authority was from God.
Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate
"kingdom" here refers to the people in it. This can also be stated in active form. AT: "If people of a kingdom fight among themselves, they will destroy their kingdom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
a house divided against itself falls
Here "house" refers to a family. AT: "if family members fight each other, they will ruin their family" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
falls
"crashes down and is destroyed." This image of the house collapsing refers to the destruction of a family when the members fight each other. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)