Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Division » Jesus Christ coming for the purpose of dividing
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory, and all the nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and he shall place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.
and whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny before my Father in heaven. Think not that I have come to send peace on the earth. I have not come to send peace, but a sword. I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her mother-in-law; read more.
and a man's enemies shall be those of his own house.
and a man's enemies shall be those of his own house.
I have come to send a fire on the earth; and what will I if it is already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division. read more.
For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three; a father against a son, and a son against a father; a mother against the daughter, and a daughter against the mother; a mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three; a father against a son, and a son against a father; a mother against the daughter, and a daughter against the mother; a mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
Fire » Illustrative of » Persecution
I have come to send a fire on the earth; and what will I if it is already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division. read more.
For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three; a father against a son, and a son against a father; a mother against the daughter, and a daughter against the mother; a mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three; a father against a son, and a son against a father; a mother against the daughter, and a daughter against the mother; a mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.