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‘ My kingdom for a horse ’ is a quotation from act 5, scene 4 of Shakespeare’s Richard III, At the end of the play Richard has lost his horse on the battlefield and we see his extreme frustration. Richard’s opponent, Richmond, has sent men out on to the battlefield as decoys, dressed like him.
Arrogant and pathetic, a hunchbacked villainous king, Richard III is going to meet his fate at the hands of the future king, Henry VII. King’s Richard’s most memorable line actually sounds halfway valiant, as he refuses to leave the battle, though his horse has fallen.
“For if a kingdom will be divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.” Contemporary English Version A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long.
A House Divided Cannot Stand - Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man.
A town or family splintered by feuding will fall apart. English Standard Version. Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. Berean Standard Bible.
Jan 4, 2022 · What does it mean that a house divided cannot stand? Answer. There are three accounts in the Gospels in which Jesus states that a kingdom divided against itself is laid waste or a house divided cannot stand (Luke 11:17; Mark 3:25; Matthew 12:25).
Jun 20, 2022 · When Jesus stated, "a house divided cannot stand," he meant that a house which opposes itself has no power. Since sin, sickness, and bondage still prevail in our world, we know that Satan's...
