 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes...  The Twentieth Century - Page 1361878Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 476 pages
..." I came not to send peace, but a sword — I come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law...her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own house." Now this is exactly what we arc doing, I remain, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant,... | |
 | N. NISBETT - 1802 - 314 pages
...to send peace, the peace which you so earnestly expect, upon Earth, or rather upon the land. / came, not to send peace but a sword ; * for I am come to...against her mother-in-law ; and a man's foes shall be those of his oivn house. In these circumstances, he tells them what, upon the supposition of his having... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...The passage I mean is this; " Think not" (says our Lord) " I am come to send peace on earth, I came not to send peace, but a sword ; for I am come to....against her motherin-law, and a man's foes shall be those of his own household*." . What shall we say now (exclaims the infidel) to this extraordinary... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 470 pages
...daggers ever he planted ; "the son/ " shall literally be set at variance against his father, " and the daughter against her mother, and the "daughter-in-law...her mother-in-law ; and "a man's foes shall be they of his own houshold." It was an excellent ordinance, as well of domestic policy, as of equity, which... | |
 | Ezekiel Blomfield - 1809 - 690 pages
...came not to send peace, but a word. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man'» foes shall be they of his own household. Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1810 - 236 pages
...say it ought not to be propagated. — " Think not that I am come to send peace on the earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set...her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household."* The two digressive paragraphs which intervene between the commencement and... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1811 - 396 pages
...came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughterin-law...her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own houshold. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that... | |
 | John Murray - 1812 - 426 pages
...persuaded my friends will acquiesce. " Think not that I am come to send peace upon the earth ; I come not to send peace, but a sword. " For I am come to...against her mother-in-law. " And a man's foes shall be those of his own household." Thus ' saith our Saviour. Religious dissensions are truly inveterate.... | |
 | 1841 - 712 pages
...who have hearts to feel. " I am not come," said our Saviour, " to send peace on earth j I am not come to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a...her mother-in-law : and a man's foes shall be they of his own household." A number of the young female converts who assembled together for prayer and... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 280 pages
...planted ; " the son shall [literally'] be " set at variance against his father, and the daugh" ter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law " against...mother-in-law ; — and a man's foes " shall be they of his own household." It was an excellent ordinance, as well of domestick policy as of equity, which... | |
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