Matthew 10:21
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 10
“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.”Matthew 10:21
What Does Matthew 10:21 Mean?
Matthew 10:21 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 10, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 10:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 10:35“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.”Micah 7:6“For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.”Luke 21:16“And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.”Micah 7:5“Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.”Mark 13:12“Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.”Psalms 50:20“Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.”Matthew 24:10“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.”Luke 12:51“Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:”Psalms 27:10“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.”Zechariah 13:3“And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.”Matthew 10:34“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.”2 Timothy 3:3“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”Jeremiah 12:6“For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.”Luke 12:53“The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”2 Samuel 17:1“Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:”Acts 14:22“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”2 Samuel 16:11“And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.”Isaiah 19:2“And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.”Jeremiah 9:4“Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.”Job 19:19“All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.”
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