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Father against son, and son against father; Mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; Mother-in-law against bride, and bride 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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Do you think I came to smooth things over and make everything nice? Not so. I've come to disrupt and confront!
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From now on, when you find five in a house, it will be - Three against two, and two against three;
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Father against son, and son against father; Mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; Mother-in-law against bride, and bride against mother-in-law."
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Then he turned to the crowd: "When you see clouds coming in from the west, you say, 'Storm's coming' - and you're right.
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And when the wind comes out of the south, you say, 'This'll be a hot one' - and you're right.
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