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They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her 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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Do you think that I have come to give shalom in the eretz? I tell you, no, but rather division.
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For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
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They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
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He said to the multitudes also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens.
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When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.