Matthew 10:34
Do not think that I came to send peace upon the earth. I came, not to send peace, but the sword.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
In Context
33But whoever will have denied me before men, I also will deny before my Father, who is in heaven.
Cross References
Judges 3:2so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies, and to have a willingness to do battle:
Luke 12:49I have come to cast a fire upon the earth. And what should I desire, except that it may be kindled?
Acts 13:45Then the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and they, blaspheming, contradicted the things that were being said by Paul.
Acts 14:4Then the multitude of the city was divided. And certainly, some were with the Jews, yet truly others were with the Apostles.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →