Matthew 10:34 meaning and explanation
Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matthew 10:34, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to his twelve apostles as he sends them out on mission, warning them plainly what following him will cost. The "sword" here is not literal violence but the division his message creates, as the next verses show: households split, family members set against one another.
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