Matthew 10:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. ”

Matthew 10:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Think not that I am come ... - This is taken from Micah 7:6 . Christ did not here mean to say that the object of his coming was to produce discord and contention, for he was the Prince of Peace,...
Matthew 10:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(8) Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. (8) Civil dissentions follow the preaching of the gospel.
Matthew 10:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Charge to the Twelve. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account ( Matthew 6:7-11 ) is followed by Luke 9:1-5 , but Luke...
Matthew 10:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I am come . I came. Compare Matthew 10:6 , and Matthew 15:24 . send . cast, as seed. Compare Mark 4:26 . earth. Greek. ge. See App-129. sword. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cau...
Matthew 10:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1346 THE RULE OF CHRIST’S PROCEDURE IN THE LAST DAY Matthew 10:32-39 . Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. Bu...
Matthew 10:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. Think not that I am come to send peace, etc. - The meaning of this difficult passage will be plain, when we con...
Matthew 10:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Think not that I am come, &c.— "Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of the peace and happiness which shall flourish under the Messiah, whom they have named, for that reason, the p...
Matthew 10:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword - strife, discor...
Matthew 10:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mission of the Twelve 1. Mission of the Twelve ( Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 ). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for the...
Matthew 10:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Think not that I am come to send peace. — Truth appears again in the form of seeming paradox. Christ is “our peace” ( Ephesians 2:14 ), and came to be the one great Peacemaker; and yet the foreseen...
Matthew 10:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36-38 ; Matthew 10:1-42 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36-38 - Matthew 10:1-5 So far the King Himself has done all the work of the kingdom. But it...
Matthew 10:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Receiving Christ's Representatives Matthew 10:34-42 In Jesus Christ we acquire a new affinity, stronger than that of family ties. When we enter into the family of God we belong to all His child...
Matthew 10:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that c...
Matthew 10:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Think not ye that I am come to send peace on earth ,.... The Jews had a notion of great outward peace and prosperity in the days of the Messiah; which was grounded on several prophecies of the Old T...
Matthew 10:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. Ver. 34. Think not that I came to send peace ] Peace is twofold, temporis et pectoris, of country and of...
Matthew 10:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Think not that I am come , &c. As if he had said, Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of the peace and happiness of the world under the reign of the Messiah, whom they have named, f...
Matthew 10:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority...
Matthew 10:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and ha...
Matthew 10:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 10:35 " .
Matthew 10:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth. I came not to send peace, but a sword.” These remarkable words appear to set at nought what has He has previously taught, and yet deliberately s...
Matthew 10:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 10:38 . Taketh not his cross .—By the Roman custom criminals were compelled to bear the cross to the place of execution. The Galilæans would know too well what was meant b...
Matthew 10:34 - Scofield Reference Notes

peace Compare ( John 14:27 ). Peace is spoken of in Scripture in three ways: (1) "Peace with God"; ( Romans 5:1 ); this is the work of Christ into which the individual enters by faith; (...
Matthew 10:34 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 10:1 . And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Th...
Matthew 10:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 10:1 . He called to him his twelve disciples. Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30 . And that they might be the twelve founda...
Matthew 10:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Think not that I am come to send peace. I. Why it might naturally be supposed that Christ did come for the express purpose of sending peace on earth. Consider the way in which His kingdom was ushe...
Matthew 10:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35 . Matthew 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 . The prayer ( Matthew 9:38 ) is answered in the persons of tho...
Matthew 10:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth. I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Matthew 10:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 13:45-50 ; Acts 14:2 ; Acts 14:4 ; Jeremiah 15:10 ; John 7:40-52 ; Luke 12:49-53
Matthew 10:34 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Disciple and His Lord Matthew 10:24-42 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We thought it well to present seven names by which the children of God are known in the New Testament. 1. The first name we shal...

Matthew 10:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 10:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 10:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 10:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 10:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 10:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 10:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 10:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 10:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 10:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 10:34 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 10:34 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 10:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 10:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 10:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 10:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 10:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 10:34 - Wells of Living Water Commentary