Matthew 10:34

EXPECT not that I have come to send forth peace on the earth; I have not come to send forth peace, but the sword.

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

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 whosoever shall deny me before the sons of men, I also will deny him, I, before my Father who is in heaven.

35For I have come to cause a man to separate from his father, and a daughter from her mother, and a daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law;

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Cross References

Luke 12:49FIRE have I come to send forth upon the earth, and I would that it already burned:

Acts 13:45And when the Jihudoyee saw the great assemblage, they were filled with envy, and arose against the words which Paulos spake, and blasphemed.

Acts 14:4And all the society of the city was divided: of them some were with the Jihudoyee, and of them (some) adhered to 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 →

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