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NASB | Matthew 10:34 ¶ "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:34 ¶ "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and unbelief]. [Luke 12:51-53] |
Bible Question: Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men? What does Matthew 10:34-35 mean in terms of the coming Christmas season? |
Bible Answer: pollywog, In Matthew 10:34-36 it says "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come 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. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household." In all of Jesus' ministry, it is clear that He cared deeply for the entire human race. There are many incidents where He showed that he cared for families. The incident where He healed Peter's mother-in-law (Matt. 8:14-15), the incident where He raised the ruler's daughter (Matt. 9:24-26), the incident recorded in Luke 7:11-15 where He raised a dead man and presented him to his widowed mother, to name a few. In the message recorded in Matthew 10:34-36 He is simply predicting that anyone who follows Him can expect opposition, sometimes even from his own family. This is obviously referring to cases where the family members choose to continue following evil rather than God. There is no contradiction or discrepancies in the Bible. |
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