Verse 34

Thinke not that I am come to sende peace into the earth. I came not to sende peace, but a sworde.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 12:49-53 : 49 I am come to sende fire on ye earth, and what is my desire, but that it be alredye kindled? 50 Notwithstandyng, I must be baptized with a baptisme, and howe am I payned tyll it be ended? 51 Suppose ye that I am come to sende peace on earth? I tell you naye, but rather deuision. 52 For fro hencefoorth there shalbe fyue in one house deuided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shalbe deuided against the sonne, and the sonne against the father: The mother agaynst the daughter, and the daughter agaynst the mother: The mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.
• Acts 14:4 : 4 But the multitude of the citie was deuided: and part helde with the Iewes, and part with the Apostles.
• Acts 13:45-50 : 45 But when the Iewes sawe the people, they were full of indignation, and spake agaynst those thynges which were spoken of Paul, speakyng against, and raylyng. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas wared bolde, and sayde: It was meete that the worde of God shoulde first haue ben spoken to you: but seeyng ye put it from you, and thynke your selues vnworthy of euerlastyng lyfe, loe, we turne to the Gentiles, 47 For so hath the Lorde commaunded vs. I haue made thee a lyght of the Gentiles, that thou be the saluation vnto the ende of the worlde. 48 And when the Gentiles hearde this, they were glad, and glorified the worde of the Lorde, and as many as were ordayned to eternall lyfe, beleued. 49 And the worde of the Lorde was publisshed throughout all the region. 50 But the Iewes moued the deuout and honest women, and the chiefe men of the citie, and raysed persecution agaynst Paule and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coastes:
• Acts 14:2 : 2 But the vnbeleuyng Iewes, stirred vp, and corrupted the myndes of the Gentiles agaynst the brethren.
• John 7:40-52 : 40 Many of the people therfore, when they hearde this saying, sayde: Of a trueth this is the prophete. 41 But other sayde, this is Christe: But some saide, shall Christe come out of Galilee? 42 Sayth not the scripture, that Christe shall come of the seede of Dauid, and out of the towne of Bethlehem, where Dauid was? 43 So was there discention among the people, because of hym. 44 And some of them woulde haue taken hym, but no man layde handes on him. 45 Then came the seruauntes to the hye priestes & pharisees: and they sayde vnto them, why haue ye not brought him? 46 The seruauntes aunswered: Neuer man spake as this man doeth. 47 Then aunswered them the pharisees: Are ye also deceaued? 48 Doth any of the rulers or of the pharisees beleue on hym? 49 But this common people which know not the lawe, are cursed. 50 Nicodemus sayth vnto the, he that came to Iesus by nyght, and was one of them: 51 Doth our lawe iudge any man, before it heare hym, and knowe what he hath done? 52 They aunswered, and saide vnto him: Art thou also of Galilee? Search & loke: For out of Galilee aryseth no prophete.