Jesus was not speaking of the literal sword or the bloody wars of men. The context shows he was speaking of the divisions within households that would result from the attitudes of family members who would reject the good news of God and persecute family members who accepted it. Matthew 10:35-38
The parallel account in Luke 12:51,52 reads: "Do you imagine I came to give peace on the earth? No, indeed, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three."
Yes!
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