Matthew 10:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παραδώσει δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον, καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον: καὶ ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπὶ γονεῖς, καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.

Transliteration

Paradōsei de adelphos adelphon into thanaton, and patēr teknon: and epanastēsontai tekna against goneis, and thanatōsousin them.

Grammar Details

*Paradōsei*: future active indicative, 3rd singular - will deliver over
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*adelphos*: nominative masculine singular - brother
*adelphon*: accusative masculine singular - brother
*thanaton*: accusative masculine singular - death
*patēr*: nominative masculine singular - father
*teknon*: accusative neuter singular - child
*epanastēsontai*: future middle indicative, 3rd plural - will rise up against
*tekna*: nominative neuter plural - children
*goneis*: accusative masculine plural - parents
*thanatōsousin*: future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will put to death

Word Meanings

*Paradōsei*: will deliver over/betray/hand over
*adelphos*: brother/fellow believer
*adelphon*: brother/fellow believer
*thanaton*: death/execution
*patēr*: father/ancestor
*teknon*: child/offspring
*epanastēsontai*: will rise up against/rebel against
*tekna*: children/offspring
*goneis*: parents/ancestors
*thanatōsousin*: they will put to death/kill/execute

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mic 7:5-6 : 5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Zech 13:3 : 3 And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of Jehovah; and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Matt 10:34-36 : 34 Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law: 36 and a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.
Mark 13:12-13 : 12 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
Luke 12:51-53 : 51 Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52 for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
Luke 21:16-17 : 16 But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death. 17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
2 Sam 17:1-4 : 1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 2 and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, {H3027} and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only; 3 and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: [so] all the people shall be in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Matt 24:10 : 10 And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.
2 Sam 16:11 : 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more [may] this Benjamite now [do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for Jehovah hath bidden him.
Job 19:19 : 19 All my familiar friends abhor me, And they whom I loved are turned against me.

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