Matthew 10:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 10:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 10:35 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 10:35 — KJV
“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.”
— Matthew 10:35 (KJV)
Matthew 10:35 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 10:35
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:35: set, against, father
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:35: against, father, daughter
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:35: set, father, daughter
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:35: come, father, mother
“Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:35: set, against, daughter
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