Matthew 10:36
Matthew 10:36 | |
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Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 10:36 is a verse in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Content
The original Greek according to
- καὶ ἐχθροὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οἱ οἰκιακοὶ αὐτοῦ.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'
The Vulgate version is:
- et inimici hominis domestici eius.
Analysis
It is said by Witham that Jesus here alludes to our own passions of love, hatred, anger, envy, etc., that these are our greatest enemies. Against these "we must make use of the sword our Saviour came to send amongst men." MacEvilly says that it refers to Micah 5:9, and that it may be an allusion to the time of the Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) when people would forsake their closest relatives doing anything to survive.[1][2]
Commentary from the Church Fathers
Jerome: " For in the matter of belief in Christ, the whole world was divided against itself; each house had its believers and its unbelievers; and therefore was this holy war sent, that an unholy peace might be broken through."[3]
Jerome: " These are almost the words of the Prophet Micah. (Mic. 7:6.) We should always take note when a passage is cited out of the Old Testament, whether the sense only, or the very words are given."[3]
Hilary of Poitiers: " Mystically; A sword is the sharpest of all weapons, and thence it is the emblem of the right of authority, the impartiality of justice, the correction of offenders. The word of God, we may remember, is likened to a sword; (Eph. 6:17. Heb. 4:12.) so here the sword that is sent upon the earth is His preaching poured into the heart of man. The five inhabiting one house, whom He divides three against two, and two against three, we may explain thus; The three are the three parts of man, the body, the soul, and the will; for as the soul is bestowed in the body, so the will has power of using both in any way it chooses; and thence when a law is given it is given to the will. But this is only found in those who were first formed by God. By the sin and unbelief of the first parent, all the generations of men since have had sin for the father of their body, and unbelief for the mother of their soul. And as each man has his will within him, there are thus five in one house. When then we are renewed in the laver of baptism, by virtue of the word we are set apart from our original guilt, and severed, as it were, by the sword of God, from the lusts of this our father and mother, and thus there is great discord made in one house; the new man finding his foes within, he seeks with joy to live in newness of spirit; they which are derived from the old stock, lust to remain in their old pleasures."[3]
Rabanus Maurus: " For no other mutual rights can be preserved between those who are at war in their creeds."[3]
Glossa Ordinaria: "Otherwise; He means, I am not come among men to strengthen their carnal affections, but to cut them off with the sword of the Spirit; whence it is rightly added, And a man’s foes are they of his household."[3]
References
- ^ Robert Witham, Annotations on the New Testament of Jesus Christ. Dublin: 1730.
- ^ John MacEvilly, An Exposition of the Gospel of St. John consisting of an analysis of each chapter and of a Commentary critical, exegetical, doctrinal and moral, Dublin Gill & Son 1879.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Catena aurea: commentary on the four Gospels, collected out of the works of the Fathers: Volume 6, St. John. Oxford: Parker, 1874. Thomas Aquinas". 1874. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Preceded by Matthew 10:35
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Gospel of Matthew Chapter 10 |
Succeeded by Matthew 10:37 |