Matthew 10:34

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;

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  • Luke 12:49-53 : 49 `Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled? 50 but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed! 51 `Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division; 52 for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three; 53 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.'
  • Acts 14:4 : 4 And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,
  • Acts 13:45-50 : 45 and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil. 46 And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations; 47 for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations -- for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.' 48 And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during; 49 and the word of the Lord was spread abroad through all the region. 50 And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;
  • Acts 14:2 : 2 and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;
  • John 7:40-52 : 40 Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, `This is truly the Prophet;' 41 others said, `This is the Christ;' and others said, `Why, out of Galilee doth the Christ come? 42 Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?' 43 A division, therefore, arose among the multitude because of him. 44 And certain of them were willing to seize him, but no one laid hands on him; 45 the officers came, therefore, unto the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, `Wherefore did ye not bring him?' 46 The officers answered, `Never so spake man -- as this man.' 47 The Pharisees, therefore, answered them, `Have ye also been led astray? 48 did any one out of the rulers believe in him? or out of the Pharisees? 49 but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.' 50 Nicodemus saith unto them -- he who came by night unto him -- being one of them, 51 `Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?' 52 They answered and said to him, `Art thou also out of Galilee? search and see, that a prophet out of Galilee hath not risen;'

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    49`Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

    50but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!

    51`Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;

    52for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;

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    29Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious `are' the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that `there is' a judgment.