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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 10:34

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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10:34-39 Allegiance to Jesus has priority over allegiance to family. 10:34 Jesus did bring peace (John 14:27), but not of a social and political kind. Instead, Jesus calls humans to make a decision about him, which brings a sword—i.e., division (see Matt 8:21-22; 12:46-50; Luke 12:51).
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