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Fathers will be against their sons, and sons against their fathers; mothers will be against their daughters, and daughters against their mothers; mothers-in-law will be against their daughters-in-law, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law." 1
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 suppose that I came to bring peace to the world? No, not peace, but division.
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From now on a family of five will be divided, three against two and two against three.
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Fathers will be against their sons, and sons against their fathers; mothers will be against their daughters, and daughters against their mothers; mothers-in-law will be against their daughters-in-law, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law."
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Jesus said also to the people, "When you see a cloud coming up in the west, at once you say that it is going to rain - and it does.
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And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say that it is going to get hot - and it does.