Verse 51

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

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  • Matt 10:34-36 : 34 Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A person's enemies will be those of his own household.
  • Zech 11:7-8 : 7 So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs—one I called Favor and the other Union—and I shepherded the flock. 8 In one month I disposed of the three shepherds. My soul was impatient with them, and their soul also loathed me.
  • Zech 11:10-11 : 10 So I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. 11 So it was broken on that day, and the oppressed of the flock who were watching me understood that this was the word of the LORD.
  • Zech 11:14 : 14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the bond of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
  • Luke 12:49 : 49 I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
  • Matt 24:7-9 : 7 'Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.' 8 'All these are the beginning of birth pains.' 9 'Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.' 10 'At that time many will turn away from the faith, betray, and hate each other.'