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They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
The father shall be divided against the &c.] Shall oppose him, differ with him, and be alienated from him, and so the other relations as follow; (See Gill on Matthew 10:35), (See Gill on Matthew 10:36).
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Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:
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For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.
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They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
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Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is.
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And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is.
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