Luke 12:53
They will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
KJV1611 – Modern English
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
They shall be divided,{G1266} father{G3962} against{G1909} son,{G5207} and{G2532} son{G5207} against{G1909} father;{G3962} mother{G3384} against{G1909} daughter,{G2364} and{G2532} daughter{G2364} against{G1909} her mother;{G3384} mother in law{G3565} against{G1909} her{G846} daughter in law,{G3994} and{G2532} daughter in law{G3565} against{G1909} her{G846} mother in law.{G3565}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The father{G3962} shall be divided{G1266}{(G5701)} against{G1909} the son{G5207}, and{G2532} the son{G5207} against{G1909} the father{G3962}; the mother{G3384} against{G1909} the daughter{G2364}, and{G2532} the daughter{G2364} against{G1909} the mother{G3384}; the mother in law{G3994} against{G1909} her{G846} daughter in law{G3565}, and{G2532} the daughter in law{G3565} against{G1909} her{G846} mother in law{G3994}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
The father shalbe devided agaynst the sonne and the sonne agaynst the father. The mother agaynst the doughter and the doughter agaynst the mother. The motereleawe agaynst hir doughterelawe and the doughterelawe agaynst hir motherelawe.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The father shal be deuyded agaynst ye sonne, and the sonne agaynst the father: the mother agaynst the doughter, & the doughter agaynst the mother: the mother in lawe agaynst hir doughter in lawe, and ye doughter in lawe agaynst hir mother in lawe.
Geneva Bible (1560)
The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
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.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.›
Webster's Bible (1833)
They will 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."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
World English Bible (2000)
They will 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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Referenced Verses
- Mic 7:6 : 6 For a son treats his father with contempt, a daughter rises against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
- Zech 13:2-6 : 2 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. Moreover, I will eliminate the false prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. 3 If anyone still prophesies on that day, his father and mother—those who gave birth to him—will say to him, ‘You must die, because you have spoken lies in the name of the LORD.’ Then his parents, who brought him into the world, will pierce him through when he prophesies. 4 On that day, every prophet will be ashamed of their visions when they prophesy. They will no longer wear a cloak of hair to deceive. 5 Instead, they will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I am a farmer, for I have been working the land since my youth.’ 6 And if someone asks, ‘What are these wounds on your body?’ they will answer, ‘They are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
- Matt 10:21-22 : 21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
- Matt 24:10 : 10 'At that time many will turn away from the faith, betray, and hate each other.'
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