Acts 13:45-50; Acts 14:2; Acts 14:4; Jeremiah 15:10; John 7:40-52; Luke 12:49-53
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 disco...
(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...
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 ( Matthe...
Further Sayings on Persecution. Matthew 10:24-25 a would hardly be intelligible to the disciples till after Matthew 16:21 ; Matthew 10:25...
Family Feuds ( Luke 12:51-53 ), cf. Matthew 10:21 supra. Family and social strife is a portent of the end in apocalyptic literature ( cf. the...
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....
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 co...
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...
Think not that I am come, &c.— "Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of the peace and happiness which shall flourish under the Mess...
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 ca...
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...
Charge to the Twelve ( Mark 6:7 Luke 9:1 : cp. also Luke 10:2 , charge to the Seventy). The first eleven vv. of this great charge ( Matthew 10:...
Later charges of Jesus, referring to work after the Ascension. Matthew 10:16-22 were probably spoken in Holy Week: see Mark 13:9 ; Luke 21:12 ....
Think not, etc.] Christ could not expect that His claim to absolute dominion over the soul of man and all human institutions, would be accepted wit...
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...
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 Hi...
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...
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...
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; whi...
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 t...
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...
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...
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst o...
See Poole on " Matthew 10:35 " .
“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 ha...
What Will Result From His Coming, And What He Requires Of Those Who Would Follow Him (10:34-42). As Jesus comes to the end of His instructions He...
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....
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 C...
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...
Our Lord had been sending forth his twelve apostles to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to work miracles in his name. Having given them their co...
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. Luk...
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 ear...
EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35 . Matthew 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 . The prayer...
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth. I came not to send peace, but a sword.
The result of such uncompromising demands:
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...
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.