Matthew 10:36
34 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
- KJV
- And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
- WEB
- A man’s foes will be those of his own household.
- ASV
- and a man`s foes [shall be] they of his own household.
- DARBY
- and they of his household [shall be] a man's enemies.
- BLB
- And the enemies of the man [are] the members of his household.’
- ÅB
- og en manns husfolk skal bli hans fiender.
- OTB
- og en persons fiender vil være hans egne husfolk.
- B1930
- og en manns husfolk skal bli hans fiender.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 7:6
For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
Read in contextJeremiah 12:6
Even your brothers— your own father’s household— even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
Read in contextPsalms 41:9
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Read in contextGenesis 4:8–10
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
Read in contextJob 19:13–19
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
Read in contextPsalms 55:13
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Read in contextGenesis 37:17–28
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Read in context2 Samuel 16:11
Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
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