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32 “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my heavenly Father.

34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:34 As Simeon predicted (Lk 2:34), Jesus will be a sign of contradiction even within families. Those who accept the Gospel will be at peace with God, but they will have to bear persecution at the hands of those who do not.

32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others,(A) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.(B)

34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

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