Passage

Matthew 10.34

Book: Matthew · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

32. Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. 33. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

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

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: 36. and a man's foes shall be they of his own household. (Matthew 10:32-36, ASV)

WEB

32. Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven. 33. But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

34. “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36. A man’s foes will be those of his own household. (Matthew 10:32-36, WEB)

KJV

32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

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

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. 36. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. (Matthew 10:32-36, KJV)

YLT

32. 'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens; 33. and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

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

for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, 36. and the enemies of a man are those of his household. (Matthew 10:32-36, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Forced Conversion By Sword Objection Defeater

Concepts:

Jesus Said, via Matthew 10.5-42

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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