53The 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
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. …
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-53)Here is, I. Peter’s question, which he put to Christ upon occasion of the foregoing parable (Luke 12:41): “ Lord, speakest thou this parable to us that are thy constant followers, to us that are ministers, or also to all that come to be taught by thee, to all the hearers, and in them to all Christians?” Peter was now, as often, spokesman for the disciples. We have reason to bless God that there ar…
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