Matthew 10:21

Matthew 10:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

Context of Matthew 10:21

19When they hand you over ⌞to the authorities⌟, don’t worry about what to say or how to say it. When the time comes, you will be given what to say. 20Indeed, you’re not the ones who will be speaking. The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you. “Brother will hand over brother to death; a father will hand over his child. Children will rebel against their parents and kill them. 22Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who patiently endures to the end will be saved. 23So when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. I can guarantee this truth: Before you have gone through every city in Israel, the Son of Man will come.

Matthew 10:21 word by word

Παραδώσει δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον· καὶ ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπὶ γονεῖς καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• shall deliver upπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• the childτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• shall rise upἐπανίστημιepanistamai · to rebel againstG1881
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• causeθανατόωthanatoō · to killG2289
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 10:21

• Matthew 10:34“Don’t think that I came to bring peace to earth. I didn’t come to bring peace but conflict.
• Matthew 24:10Then many will lose faith. They will betray and hate each other.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust your neighbors. Don’t have confidence in ⌞your⌟ friends. Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.
• Zechariah 13:3“If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother, who gave birth to him, will say, ‘You don’t deserve to live because you speak lies in the name of the Lord.’ Then his father and his mother, who gave birth to him, will stab him when he prophesies.
• Mark 13:12“Brother will hand over brother to death; a father will hand over his child. Children will rebel against their parents and kill them.
• Luke 12:51“Do you think I came to bring peace to earth? No! I can guarantee that I came to bring nothing but division.
• Luke 21:16“Even parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will betray you and kill some of you.
• 2 Samuel 16:11David told Abishai and all his servants, “My own son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. Why, then, shouldn’t this Benjaminite do this? Leave him alone. Let him curse, since the Lord has told him to do it.
• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men and leave tonight to go after David.
• Job 19:19All my closest friends are disgusted with me. Those I love have turned against me.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21And the brother shall deliver up the brother, etc. - What an astonishing enmity is there in the soul of man against God and goodness! That men should think they did God service, in putting to death those who differ from them in their political or religious creed, is a thing that cannot be accounted for but on the principle of an indescribable depravity. O shame to men! devil with devil damn'd Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And the brother shall deliver up the brother … - Were there no evidence that this had been done, it would scarcely be “credible.” The ties which bind brothers and sisters, and parents and children together, are so strong that it could scarcely be believed that division of sentiment on religious subjects would cause them to forget these tender relations. Yet history assures us that this has been often done. If this be so, then how inexpressibly awful must…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-42Verses 16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom. Thus Christ has dealt fairly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Jewish people often connected family conflict with the end times (see Matthew 24:9–10). Jesus himself went through such conflict (12:46–50). The one who perseveres to the end means those who stay loyal to Jesus, even to death or until he returns (10:23). will be saved: Some interpret this as being freed from persecution, like release from prison. But here it refers to eternal salvation for those who stay faithful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. 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--for example, by lodging information against them with the authorities. The deep and virulent hostility of the old nature and life to the new--as of Belial to Christ--was to issue in awful wrenches of the dearest ties; and the disciples, in the prospect of their cause and themselves…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:21

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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings