Matthew 10:34
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Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.

that I.

Jeremiah 15:10 Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me.

Luke 12:49-53 I am come to cast fire on the earth. And what will I, but that it be kindled? . . .

John 7:40-52 Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed. . . .

Acts 13:45-50 And the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were said by Paul, blaspheming. . . .

Acts 14:2,4 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up and incensed the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren. . . .

Context
The Sword of the Gospel
33But he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven. 34Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword. 35For 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.…
Cross References
Luke 12:51
Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.

Revelation 6:4
And there went out another horse that was red. And to him that sat thereon, it was given that he should take peace from the earth: and that they should kill one another. And a great sword was given to him.

Lexicon
{Do} not
Μὴ (Mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

assume
νομίσητε (nomisēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

I have come
ἦλθον (ēlthon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

to bring
βαλεῖν (balein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

peace
εἰρήνην (eirēnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1515: Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity.

to
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

earth;
γῆν (gēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

I have not come
ἦλθον (ēlthon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

to bring
βαλεῖν (balein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

peace,
εἰρήνην (eirēnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1515: Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity.

but
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

a sword.
μάχαιραν (machairan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3162: A sword. Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of mache; a knife, i.e. Dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment.


Additional Translations
Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I came not to bring peace, but a sword.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword.

Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.

"Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword.

'Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;
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