Matthew 10:34
Think not that I have come to sow quietness on the earth: I have not come to sow quietness, but conflict.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Cross References
Luke 12:49I have come to cast fire on the earth; and I would, that it already burned.
Acts 13:45And when the Jews saw the great assembly, they were filled with envy, and set them selves against the words which Paul spoke, and blasphemed.
Acts 14:4And the whole multitude of the city was divided; and a part were with the Jews, and a part adhered to the legates.
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 →