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The father shall be divided against the son and the son against the father, the mother against the daughter and the daughter against the mother, the mother-in-law against her daughter- in-law and the 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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Think ye that I am come to the earth to give peace? No, I tell you, but rather division;
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for from now on there shall be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three.
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The father shall be divided against the son and the son against the father, the mother against the daughter and the daughter against the mother, the mother-in-law against her daughter- in-law and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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And he said also to the people, When ye see the cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower comes, and so it is.
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And when the south wind blows, ye say, There will be heat, and it comes to pass.