(Lk 12:51–53; 14:26–27)
34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
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Matthew 10:34–36 — The New International Version (NIV)
34“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
Matthew 10:34–36 — English Standard Version (ESV)
34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household.
Matthew 10:34–36 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For 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. 36And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
Matthew 10:34–36 — New Living Translation (NLT)
34“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
35‘I have come to set a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36Your enemies will be right in your own household!’
Matthew 10:34–36 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’
Matthew 10:34–36 — New Century Version (NCV)
34“Don’t think that I came to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35I have come so that
‘a son will be against his father,
a daughter will be against her mother,
a daughter-in-law will be against her mother-in-law.
3636A person’s enemies will be members of his own family.’
Matthew 10:34–36 — American Standard Version (ASV)
34Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For 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: 36and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
Matthew 10:34–36 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
34Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law; 36and they of his household shall be a man’s enemies.
Matthew 10:34–36 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
34“Don’t think that I came to bring peace to earth. I didn’t come to bring peace but conflict. 35I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36A person’s enemies will be the members of his own family.
Matthew 10:34–36 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
34Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I came to turn
a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36and a man’s enemies will be
the members of his household.
Matthew 10:34–36 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36And the enemies of a man will be the members of his household.
Matthew 10:34–36 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
34“Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth. I didn’t come to bring peace. I came to bring a sword. 35I have come to turn
“‘sons against their fathers.
Daughters will refuse to obey their mothers.
Daughters-in-law will be against their mothers-in-law.
36A man’s enemies will be the members of his own family.’
Matthew 10:34–36 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35“For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.
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