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Matthew 10:35
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-law.
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-law.
Verse 35. _I AM COME TO SET A MAN AT VARIANCE_] The spirit of Christ can have no union with the spirit of the world. Even a father, while unconverted, will oppose a godly child. Thus the spirit that i...
THINK NOT THAT I AM COME ... - This is taken from Micah 7:6. Christ did not here mean to say that the object of his coming was to produce discord and contention, for he was the Prince of Peace, Isaiah...
7. THE MESSENGERS OF THE KINGDOM. CHAPTER 10 1. The Twelve Disciples. (Matthew 10:1 .) 2. Their Commission. (Matthew 10:5 .) 3. Persecutions Promised. (Matthew 10:16 .) 4. Words of Encouragement....
THE CHARGE TO THE TWELVE. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account (Matthew 6:7) is followed by Luke 9:1, but Luke 10:2 (the Sev...
FAMILY FEUDS (Luke 12:51), _cf. Matthew 10:21 supra._ Family and social strife is a portent of the end in apocalyptic literature (_cf._ the mission of Elijah, Malachi 4:5 f.). So the Rabbis interprete...
FURTHER SAYINGS ON PERSECUTION. Matthew 10:24_ a_ would hardly be intelligible to the disciples till after Matthew 16:21; Matthew 10:25_ b_ connects with...
FOR. COME TO SET. MAN AT VARIANCE WITH HIS FATHER. This was not the Savior's object, but the effect. The conversion of individual members of the family would cause variance. In nearly all quarrels, ex...
THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING (Matthew 10:1-4)...
"Do not think that I came to send peace on earth: I did not come to send peace, but a sword. I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-la...
SET... AT VARIANCE. Greek. _dichazo._ Occurs only here. Quoted from Micah 7:6. THE DAUGHTER, &C. See App-117....
Christ's Charge to the Apostles This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church of...
The Church of the Future (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17 25. (3) Consolation the care of the Father, 26 31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33 39. (6) The hosts of...
_to set … at variance_ The Greek word occurs here only in the New Testament, and is rare elsewhere. The root is the same as that of the word translated to "cut asunder." The word is used by Plato of a...
ΔΙΧΆΣΑΙ. ἅπαξ λεγ. in N.T. carries on the idea of separation involved in μάχαιρα, for which Luke in parallel passage Luke 12:52 has διαμερισμόν....
These verses exhibit beautifully three characteristics of Hebrew poetry, antithesis, climax, refrain. The first four lines μὴ νομίσητε … οἱ οἰκιακοὶ αὐτοῦ, which reflect the words of Micah 7:6, indica...
THE CHURCH OF THE FUTURE (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17–25. (3) Consolation—the care of the Father, 26–31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33–39. (6) The hosts of...
CHRIST’S CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5-15) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church...
VER 34. "THINK NOT THAT I AM COME TO SEND PEACE ON EARTH: I CAME NOT TO SEND PEACE, BUT A SWORD. 35. FOR I AM COME TO SET A MAN AT VARIANCE AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND THE DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND...
_JESUS TAUGHT THE APOSTLES HOW TO FIND LIFE MATTHEW 10:34-42:_ The Jews had the belief that outward peace and prosperity would come in the days of the Messiah. Jesus said, "Think not that I am come to...
ΔΙΧΆΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΔΙΧΆΖΩ (G1369) разделять надвое, расчленять....
DISCOURSE: 1346 THE RULE OF CHRIST’S PROCEDURE IN THE LAST DAY Matthew 10:32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoeve...
THINK NOT THAT I AM COME, &C.— "Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of the peace and happiness which shall flourish under the Messiah, whom they have named, for that reason, _the prince o...
SECTION 23 JESUS COMMISSIONS TWELVE APOSTLES TO EVANGELIZE GALILEE IV. JESUS REQUIRES AND REWARDS LOYALTY OF HIS SERVANTS TEXT: 10:32-39 A. THE SUPREME HONOR FOR LOYALTY (10:32) 32. Every one ther...
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 law. FOR I AM COME TO SET A MAN AT VARIANCE AGAINST HI...
23 The mood of the verb is most important here. The Lord is not telling what would but what may occur. His apostles were frail mortals, easily discouraged, so He does no more than hint at a possible f...
LATER CHARGES OF JESUS, REFERRING TO WORK AFTER THE ASCENSION. Matthew 10:16 were probably spoken in Holy Week: see Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12....
CHARGE TO THE TWELVE (Mark 6:7 Luke 9:1 : cp. also Luke 10:2, charge to the Seventy). The first eleven vv. of this great charge (Matthew 10:5) represent Christ's words act
MISSION OF THE TWELVE 1. Mission of the Twelve (Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for their futur...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 10 JESUS CHOOSES 12 MEN AND SENDS THEM AS HIS WORKERS 10:1-4 V1 Jesus called his 12 *disciples to come to him. Then he gave them auth...
The words are partly, as the marginal reference shows, an echo of Micah 7:6, but the selection of the special relationships as typical instances suggests the thought of some personal application. Had...
CHAPTER 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:1 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36 - Matthew 10:1 So far the Kin
The whole foregoing discourse, by its announcements and consolations, implies that dread experiences are in store for the apostles of the faith. To the inexperienced the question might naturally sugge...
_Prophetic picture of future apostolic tribulations_. An interpolation of our evangelist after his manner of grouping _logia_ of kindred import. The greater part of the material is given in other conn...
escription of the discord. διχάσαι, to divide in two (δίχα), to separate in feeling and interest, here only in N.T.; verifies the truth of Grotius' comment as to the “sword”. ἄνθρωπον κατὰ τοῦ πατρὸς...
RECEIVING CHRIST'S REPRESENTATIVES Matthew 10:34-42 In Jesus Christ we acquire a new affinity, stronger than that of family ties. When we enter into the family of God we belong to all His children. T...
As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that co...
I am come to set a man at variance, &c. Not that this was the end or design of the coming of our Saviour; but that his coming, and his doctrine would have this effect, by reason of the obstinate resis...
HE SENDS OUT THE TWELVE Matthew 9:37-38. _“Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, in order that He may send out th...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
Matthew 10:35_To set a man at variance _Hence we see more clearly what was stated a little before, that wars and tumults arise, contrary to the nature of the Gospel, through the fault of wicked men. W...
So long as God gives Him access to the people, He continues His labour of love. Nevertheless, He was conscious of the iniquity that governed the people, although He did not seek His own glory. Having...
FOR I AM COME TO SET A MAN AT VARIANCE AGAINST,.... Or "to divide a man from his father". Here our Lord opens and explains what he means by the sword, intestine divisions, domestic broils, family diff...
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 law. Ver. 35. _For I am come to set a man at variance, &c...
_Think not that I am come_, &c. As if he had said, Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of the peace and happiness of the world under the reign of the Messiah, whom they have named, for th...
When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority t...
16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of...
Ver. 34,35. Luke hath much the same with MATTHEW 10:34, in LUKE 12:51. As the Jews were much mistaken in their notion of the Messiah, as if he were to be a temporal prince, to restore the kingdom to I...
Recognitions of Clement II and brother from brother, and daughter-in-law from mother-in-law, and a man's foes shall be they of his own house.'[24]...
Matthew 10:35 For G1063 come G2064 (G5627) set G1369 (G5658) man G444 against G2596 his G846 father...
WHAT WILL RESULT FROM HIS COMING, AND WHAT HE REQUIRES OF THOSE WHO WOULD FOLLOW HIM (10:34-42). As Jesus comes to the end of His instructions He wants His disciples to be aware of the waves that they...
“For I came to set a man at variance against his father, And the daughter against her mother, And the daughter in law against her mother in law, And a man's foes will be those of his own household....
Peculiar to Matthew, though some of the sayings occur in the other Gospels. As such trials and emergencies did not occur on this journey, some suppose this part of the discourse was uttered at a later...
Matthew 10:35. A quotation (or reminiscence) from Micah 7:6, which contains the same general thought of wars and sorrows ushering in the kingdom of peace. The sword shall enter into the family. The co...
SET AT VARIANCE (διχασα). Literally divide in two, διχα. Jesus uses Micah 7:1-6 to describe the rottenness of the age as Micah had done. Family ties and social ties cannot stand in the way of loyal...
Our Lord had been sending forth his twelve apostles to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to work miracles in his name. Having given them their commission, he warned them of the treatment they must...
Matthew 10:1. _And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease._ They...
CONTENTS: The twelve instructed and sent out. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, Judas. CONCLUSION: The ca...
Matthew 10:1. _He called to him his twelve disciples._ Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30. And that they might be the twelve foundations...
I CAME TO SET SONS AGAINST THEIR FATHERS. This is the result, not the purpose. When one became a follower of Christ, this would at once set him against his own people who did not follow Christ. Famili...
_To set a man at variance against his Father._ THE YEAR SEPARATION. I. That union of families in religion is desirable. Because all its members have the same interests at stake; they are all under s...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 10:1 The Authoritative Mission of the Messiah’s Messengers. This is Jesus’ second major teaching (see Introduction: Key Themes). It focuses on the disciples’ mission to Israel...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 10:34 SWORD is a metaphor for the separation that will occur between those who believe in Christ and those who do not. Jesus’ own family opposed him before they recognized his...
CHAPTER 10 _And when He had called_, &c. Observe that Christ, out of all His disciples, chose principally twelve, as S. Luke shows more at length (vi. 13.). He chose twelve Apostles that they should b...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 10:38. TAKETH NOT HIS CROSS.—By the Roman custom criminals were compelled to bear the cross to the place of execution. The Galilæans would know too well what was meant by “ta...
EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35. MATTHEW 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1. Th
Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of t...
Luke 21:16; Matthew 10:21; Matthew 24:10; Micah 7:5; Mark 13:12...
Set at variance [δ ι χ α σ α ι]. Lit., part asunder. Wyc., to depart = part. Daughter - in - law [ν υ μ φ η ν]. So. A. V. and Rev.; but the full force is lost in this rendering. The word means bride,...
THE DISCIPLE AND HIS LORD Matthew 10:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We thought it well to present seven names by which the children of God are known in the New Testament. 1. THE FIRST NAME WE SHALL MENTION...
Did Jesus come to bring peace or war? PROBLEM: Here Jesus affirms, “I did not come to bring peace but a sword.” However, elsewhere He is called “the prince of peace” (Isaiah 9:6) who said, “My peace I...