Matthew 10:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.”
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“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 10:21 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
- 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Job 19:19All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
- Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Zechariah 13:3And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
- Matthew 10:34Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
- Matthew 24:10At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
- Mark 13:12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
- Luke 12:51Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
- Luke 21:16You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
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