αὐτῶν τὰ διανοήματα. ‘Their machinations.’

πᾶσα βασιλεία ἐφ' ἑαντὴν διαμερισθεῖσα. More briefly and graphically in St Mark “How can Satan cast out Satan?”

καὶ οἶκος ἐπὶ οἶκον. The words may be rendered ‘and (in that case) house falleth against house.’ Comp. Thuc. II. 84, ναῦς τε νηΐ προσέπιπτε. The words might also be rendered “and house after house falls” (Bucer).

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Old Testament