Matthew 10:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’”
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BSBPD
“A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the enemies of a man are those of his household.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 10:36 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Genesis 4:8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
- Genesis 37:17“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
- 1 Samuel 17:28Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
- 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.
- Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- Psalms 41:9Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
- Psalms 55:13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
- Jeremiah 12:6Even your brothers— your own father’s household— even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
- Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
- Micah 7:6For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
- John 13:8“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
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