Matthew 10:21
Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;
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20for it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.
Cross References
Zechariah 13:3If any man prophesy any more, his father and his mother who bore him, will say to him, “You will not live, for you speak falsehood in the name of the Lord.” And his father and his mother who bore him will stab him through when he is seized by the prophetic frenzy.
Matthew 24:10And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
Luke 12:51Do you think that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division.
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 →