Matthew 10:21

And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to die.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you.

22And ye shall be hated by every one, on account of my name. But he that shall endure to the end, shall have life.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:10Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.

Luke 12:51Suppose ye, that I have come to produce tranquillity on the earth? I tell you, No: but 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 →

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