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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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.

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

37 Anyone 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;

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

39 Whoever 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

Cross-references

Micah 7 BSB references Luke 12:49 BSB references Luke 12:51 Classic cross-references Acts 14:4 Classic cross-references Acts 13:45 Classic cross-references Acts 14:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

{Do} not Μὴ G3361 Adverb assume νομίσητε G3543 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction I have come ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to bring βαλεῖν G906 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active peace εἰρήνην G1515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular earth γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular I have not come ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb to bring βαλεῖν G906 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active peace εἰρήνην G1515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction a sword μάχαιραν G3162 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 35

Cross-references

Micah 7:6 Classic cross-references Micah 7:5 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:21 Classic cross-references Luke 21:16 Classic cross-references Mark 13:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I have come ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to turn διχάσαι G1369 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active a man Ἄνθρωπον G444 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular against κατὰ G2596 Preposition his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular father πατρὸς G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction a daughter θυγατέρα G2364 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular against κατὰ G2596 Preposition her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular mother μητρὸς G3384 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction a daughter-in-law νύμφην G3565 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular against κατὰ G2596 Preposition her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular mother-in-law πενθερᾶς G3994 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Micah 7:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 12:6 Classic cross-references Psalms 27:10 Classic cross-references Psalms 41:9 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular A man’s ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular enemies [will be] ἐχθροὶ G2190 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural the [members] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural of his own αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular household οἰκιακοὶ G3615 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

Micah 7:6

Verse 37

Cross-references

Luke 14:26 Classic cross-references John 14:15 Classic cross-references Matthew 19:29 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:5 Classic cross-references Matthew 22:37 Classic cross-references

Original words

Anyone who Ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular loves φιλῶν G5368 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [his] father πατέρα G3962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular or ἢ G2228 Conjunction mother μητέρα G3384 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular more than ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition Me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb worthy ἄξιος G514 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction anyone who ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular loves φιλῶν G5368 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [his] son υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular or ἢ G2228 Conjunction daughter θυγατέρα G2364 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular more than ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition Me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb worthy ἄξιος G514 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular

Verse 38

Cross-references

Matthew 16:24 Classic cross-references Luke 9:23 Classic cross-references Mark 8:34 Classic cross-references Luke 14:27 Classic cross-references Acts 14:22 Classic cross-references

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction anyone who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular does not take up λαμβάνει G2983 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . οὐ G3756 Adverb his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular cross σταυρὸν G4716 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction follow ἀκολουθεῖ G190 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ὀπίσω G3694 Preposition Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb worthy ἄξιος G514 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular

Verse 39

Cross-references

John 12:25 Classic cross-references Mark 8:35 Classic cross-references Luke 17:33 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:22 Classic cross-references Matthew 16:25 Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoever ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular finds εὑρὼν G2147 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular will lose ἀπολέσει G622 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction whoever ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular loses ἀπολέσας G622 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for My sake ἕνεκεν G1752 Preposition . . . ἐμοῦ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular will find εὑρήσει G2147 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

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