Who used the "house divided" imagery first?
Dropped straight out of Guys and Dolls?
Wikipedia cites from Matthew 12:25 AND notes Sam Houston had said in 1850: "A nation divided against itself cannot stand".
Matthew 12:25 states: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand"
but note also Mark 3:24-25:
And if a "kingdom" is divided against itself ...
it is not possible for that kingdom to stand.
(...)
And if a house is divided against itself ...
it will not be possible for that house to stand.
but note also Luke 11:17:
“Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.” But exact details of the text further depend on "which" Bible translation one employs.
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