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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."
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The Gospel's Unsettling Effect
Commentators clarify that the division Jesus describes isn't caused by the nature of the gospel itself, which is described as "pure, peaceable, and loving." Instead, the conflict arises as a reaction to the gospel. As Matthew Henry notes, the message of Christ confronts human pride and sin, which can lead to opposition even from one's closest family members.
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Luke
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19th Century
Anglican
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace?—See Notes on Matthew 10:34-35. The chief variations are “division” for “sword,” and, in Luke 12:5…
Although the Messiah was to bring peace (cf. 2:14), this was not his only mission, nor, in the political sense, his immediate one.[Reference Isaiah…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The father shall be divided against the &c.] Shall oppose him, differ with him, and be alienated from him, and so the other re…
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Presbyterian
All are to apply to themselves what Christ says in His word and to inquire about it. No one is left so ignorant that they do not know many things t…
