²¹^*“Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death. ²²^*Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved. ²³When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

²⁴^*“No pupil is greater than his teacher; no slave is greater than his master. ²⁵^*So a pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and a slave like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul, the members of the family will be called even worse names!

Whom to Fear

²⁶^*“So do not be afraid of people. Whatever is now covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known. ²⁷What I am telling you in the dark you must repeat in broad daylight, and what you have heard in private you must announce from the housetops. ²⁸Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell. ²⁹For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s consent. ³⁰As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted. ³¹So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

³²“For those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same before my Father in heaven. ³³^*But if anyone rejects me publicly, I will reject him before my Father in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

³⁴“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵^*I came to set sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law; ³⁶^*your worst enemies will be the members of your own family.

³⁷“Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples. ³⁸^*Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not fit to be my disciples.

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Cross references

*10.21: Mk 13:12; Lk 21:16
*10.22 a: Mt 24:9; Mk 13:13; Lk 21:17 10.22 b: Mt 24:13; Mk 13:13
*10.24 a: Lk 6:40 10.24 b: Jn 13:16; 15:20
*10.25: Mt 9:34; 12:24; Mk 3:22; Lk 11:15
*10.26: Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17
*10.33: 2 Ti 2:12
*10.35, 36: Mic 7:6
*10.35, 36: Mic 7:6
*10.38: Mt 16:24; Mk 8:34; Lk 9:23