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For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
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The Source of Conflict
Commentators stress that Jesus's purpose is peace, not conflict. The "sword" He brings is the truth of the Gospel, which inevitably causes division when it confronts sin and unbelief. As Albert Barnes and John Calvin note, the hostility comes not from the Gospel itself, but from the negative reaction of those who reject it, even within one's own family.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Think not that I am come, etc. This is taken from Micah 7:6. Christ did not here mean to say that the object of his coming was to…
Set at variance (διχασα). Literally divide in two, διχα. Jesus uses Mic 7:1-6 to describe the rottenness of the age as Micah had d…
19th Century
Anglican
The words are partly, as the marginal reference shows, an echo of Micah 7:6, but the selection of these specific relationships as typical examples …
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Baptist
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 l…
16th Century
Protestant
To set a man at variance. From this we see more clearly what was stated previously: that wars and tumults arise, contrary to the nature of…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I am come to set a man at variance against Or "to divide a man from his father". Here our Lord opens and explain…
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Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave an advantage to their enemies, all meddling with…
13th Century
Catholic
The Lord instructed the Apostles concerning their office and their necessary means of livelihood; but now He instructs them concerning their immine…
