Matthew 10:34
Do not think that I came to bring peace upon the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 he who denies me before men, I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Cross References
Judges 3:2(He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.)
Luke 12:49I came to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish that it were already kindled.
Acts 13:45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul and insulted him.
Acts 14:4But the majority of the city was divided: some people sided with the Jews, and some 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 →