Matthew 10:32-34

International Standard Version

Acknowledging the Messiah^(A)

³² “Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people I, too, will acknowledge before my Father in heaven. ³³ But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven.”

Not Peace, but Division^(B)

³⁴ “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword!^[a]