For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Parallel translations
- KJV For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
- BSB For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
- NKJV For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’;
- NASB For I came to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
- NLT ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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Cross-references · 5
- Mic 7:5–6Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!
- Matt 10:21“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
- Luke 21:16You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.
- Matt 24:10Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
- Mark 13:12“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
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