Matthew 10:34-36

Good News Translation

Not Peace, but a Sword^(A)

³⁴“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵^(B)I came to set sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law; ³⁶your worst enemies will be the members of your own family.

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Matthew 10:34-36

New International Version

³⁴“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law^(A)—
³⁶ a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’^[a]^(B)