Matthew 10:21

But the brother shall deliver his brother unto death, and the father his son; and the sons shall rise up against their fathers, and shall slay them.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

In Context

20For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking in you.

22And you shall be abhorred by all men on account of my name: but he who shall persevere until the end, he shall be saved.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:10Then shall many be offended, and shall hate one another, and betray one another.

Luke 12:51Suppose you that peace I have come to send forth on the earth? I tell you, not (peace), but divisions.

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 →

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