10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

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Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(A)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.
For a son dishonors his father,
    a daughter rises up against her mother,(B)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
    a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(C)

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16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends,(A) and they will put some of you to death.

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12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.(A)

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Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”(A)

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17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

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16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.(A)

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66 From this time many of his disciples(A) turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(B)

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21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.(A)

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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)
36     a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6

21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents(A) and have them put to death.(B)

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10 for Demas,(A) because he loved this world,(B) has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.(C) Crescens has gone to Galatia,(D) and Titus(E) to Dalmatia.

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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)

31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me,(B) for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[a](C)

32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”(D)

33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”

34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:31 Zech. 13:7

Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(A) has deserted me,(B) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

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Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(A) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(B)

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(C)

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57 And they took offense(A) at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(B)

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21 And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”(A)

22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”

23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.(B) 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him.(C) But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

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