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Matthew 10:34
New International Version
Matthew 10:34
New International Version
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matthew 10:34-37
The Message
Matthew 10:34-37
The Message
34-37 “Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. I’ve come to cut—make a sharp knife-cut between son and father, daughter and mother, bride and mother-in-law—cut through these cozy domestic arrangements and free you for God. Well-meaning family members can be your worst enemies. If you prefer father or mother over me, you don’t deserve me. If you prefer son or daughter over me, you don’t deserve me.
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Matthew 10:34
Amplified Bible
Matthew 10:34
Amplified Bible
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].(A)
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Matthew 10:34
New Living Translation
Matthew 10:34
New Living Translation
34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
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Matthew 10:34
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 10:34
Contemporary English Version
Not Peace, but Trouble
(Luke 12.51-53; 14.26,27)
34 Don't think I came to bring peace to the earth! I came to bring trouble, not peace.
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