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The expression "a house divided against itself" appears three times in the Bible. In the Gospel of Mark 3:25, Jesus states, "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." That is in response to the scribes' claim that "by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils."
What then must we say concerning a city or a family, that whether it be great or small, it is destroyed when it is at discord within itself." [2] Hilary of Poitiers: "For a city or family is analogous to a kingdom, as it follows, And every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." [2]
The topic of Lincoln's speech was citizenship in a constitutional republic and threats to U.S. institutions. [1] In the speech, Lincoln discussed in glowing terms the political regime established by the Founding Fathers, but warned of a destructive force from within.
Similar verses of the Christian Bible include Matthew 12:25 ("And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand") and Luke 11:17 ("But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is ...
He wrote that Lincoln's "house divided against itself cannot stand" originated with the famous Bloomington speech of 1856. In fact, he was in attendence of the speech and had attempted to write down the speech, but gave up after fifteen minutes and threw away the paper that contained part of it.
Jesus then compares himself to a thief going into a "strong man's house", and binding him to "spoil his house", i.e. to rob him. The “strong man” is Satan. [5] Satan, says Jesus, is strong and must be restrained in order to be robbed. He is robbing Satan of the possession of the people, [28] or the house could be seen as the world itself. [29]
Again He puts another case, And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?" [ 4 ] Jerome : "As much as to say, If Satan fight against himself, and dæmon be an enemy to dæmon, then must the end of the world be at hand, that these hostile powers should have no place there, whose mutual war is peace ...
A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, "Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!" The third section, addressed to fellow Republicans, encourages level-headed thinking and cool actions, doing "nothing through passion and ill temper":