Matthew 10:35-37 NIV

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:34-39

10:34-39 "Do not think that I came to send peace on earth: I did not come to send peace, but a sword. I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies shall be the members of his own household. He that loves father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me: He who finds his life will lose it; and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:34-39

(iii) Jesus offers a cross. People in Galilee well knew what a cross was. When the Roman general, Varus, had broken the revolt of Judas of Galilee, he crucified two thousand Jews, and placed the crosses by the wayside along the roads to Galilee. In the ancient days the criminal did actually carry the crossbeam of his cross to the place of crucifixion, and the men to whom Jesus spoke had seen people staggering under the weight of their crosses and dying in agony upon them. The great men,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:35

For I am come to set a man at variance against ,.... Or "to divide a man from his father". Here our Lord opens and explains what he means by the sword, intestine divisions, domestic broils, family differences, as well as such as appear in towns, cities, and kingdoms, which are exemplified by other instances following; and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law : the case is this, a father believing in Christ, embracing his Gospel, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:36

And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. His children, and his servants, such that he has either begotten and brought up, or are daily fed at his table, and maintained by him. This, with the former instances, are borrowed from Micah 7:6 and the times of the Gospel are set forth in the same dismal and black characters, as those in which the prophet lived; and much such a description do the Jews themselves give, of the times of their expected Messiah; which agreeing in words, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:37

He that loveth father or mother more than me ,.... The design of these words, is not at all to lessen the due affection of children to their parents; or to detract from the respect and esteem, in which they ought to be had by them: it is the duty of children, to love, honour, and, obey them; who have been the means of bringing them into the world, and of bringing them up in it; nor do any of the doctrines of Christ break in upon the ties and obligations of nature, or in the least set aside... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:35

I am come to set a man at variance - The spirit of Christ can have no union with the spirit of the world. Even a father, while unconverted, will oppose a godly child. Thus the spirit that is in those who sin against God is opposed to that spirit which is in the followers of the Most High. It is the spirits then that are in opposition, and not the persons. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:36

A man's foes shall be they of his own household - Our Lord refers here to their own traditions. So Sota, fol. 49. "A little before the coming of the Messiah, the son shall insult the father, the daughter rebel against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and each man shall have his own household fur his enemies." Again, in Sanhedrin, fol. 97, it is said: "In the age in which the Messiah shall come, the young men shall turn the elders into ridicule; the elders shall rise... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:37

He that loveth father or mother more than me - He whom we love the most is he whom we study most to please, and whose will and interests we prefer in all cases. If, in order to please a father or mother who are opposed to vital godliness, we abandon God's ordinances and followers, we are unworthy of any thing but hell. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:35

Verse 35 Matthew 10:35To set a man at variance Hence we see more clearly what was stated a little before, that wars and tumults arise, contrary to the nature of the Gospel, through the fault of wicked men. What Malachi says about John the Baptist, [Malachi 4:5 ] applies to all the ministers of Christ. They are sent for this purpose to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers. But in consequence of the malice of wicked men, those who were... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:37

Verse 37 Matthew 10:37.He who loveth father or mother As it is exceedingly harsh, and is contrary to natural feelings, to make enemies of those who ought to have been in closest alliance with us, so Christ now says that we cannot be his disciples on any other condition. He does not indeed enjoin us to lay aside human affections, or forbid us to discharge the duties of relationship, but only desires that all the mutual love which exists among men should be so regulated as to assign the highest... read more

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:34-39

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:34-39

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:35

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:36

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:37

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:35

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:37

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