Focused Passage

Matthew 10:34-39

The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ

Matthew moves from the naming and authorizing of the Twelve, to their immediate mission to Israel, to practical instructions for dependent proclamation, to persecution warnings, to fearless witness, to costly allegiance, and finally to the reward attached to receiving Christ’s messengers.

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34Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

36A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

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References and Original Words

Verse 34

Original words

{Do} notΜὴG3361AdverbassumeνομίσητεG3543Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionI have comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto bringβαλεῖνG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivepeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularearthγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularI have not comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .οὐκG3756Adverbto bringβαλεῖνG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivepeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctiona swordμάχαιρανG3162Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 35

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI have comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto turnδιχάσαιG1369Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activea manἌνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularagainstκατὰG2596PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularfatherπατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunctiona daughterθυγατέραG2364Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularagainstκατὰG2596PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularmotherμητρὸςG3384Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunctiona daughter-in-lawνύμφηνG3565Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularagainstκατὰG2596PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularmother-in-lawπενθερᾶςG3994Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 36

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularA man’sἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularenemies [will be]ἐχθροὶG2190Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralthe [members]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralof his ownαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularhouseholdοἰκιακοὶG3615Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Micah 7:6
Verse 37

Original words

Anyone whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlovesφιλῶνG5368Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[his] fatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionmotherμητέραG3384Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularmore thanὑπὲρG5228PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbworthyἄξιοςG514Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof MeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionanyone whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlovesφιλῶνG5368Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[his] sonυἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctiondaughterθυγατέραG2364Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularmore thanὑπὲρG5228PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbworthyἄξιοςG514Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof MeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

andκαὶG2532Conjunctionanyone whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singulardoes not take upλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐG3756AdverbhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrossσταυρὸνG4716Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfollowἀκολουθεῖG190Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὀπίσωG3694PrepositionMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbworthyἄξιοςG514Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof MeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

WhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfindsεὑρὼνG2147Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwill loseἀπολέσειG622Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlosesἀπολέσαςG622Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfor My sakeἕνεκενG1752Preposition. . .ἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularwill findεὑρήσειG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

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