10:35–36

Most of 10:35–36 is a quote from Micah 7:6. Some English versions show this by putting the part from Micah in single quotes. For example:

35I have come so that

‘a son will be against his father,

a daughter will be against her mother,

a daughter-in-law will be against her mother-in-law.

36A person’s enemies will be members of his own family.’ (New Century Version)

10:35a

For: In this context, 10:35–36 explains 10:34. The Greek introduces this explanation with a conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as For.

Here are some other ways to introduce this explanation:

What I mean is
-or-
Let me explain

I have come to turn ‘a man against his father: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as turn means “divide,” “turn against,” “rebel,” or “reject.” When a father (10:35a) believes in Jesus, his unbelieving son often turns or rebels against his father because of their different beliefs.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I have come to se a man against his father (English Standard Version)
-or-
I have come to cause a son to rebel against his father.
-or-
I have come so that ‘a son will be against his father (New Century Version)

man: In this context, the word man refers to a son. Some versions make this explicit. See the example above from the New Century Version.

10:35b

daughter: In this context, the word daughter probably refers to a grown woman and not a child.

10:35c

a daughter-in-law: The word daughter-in-law refers to the wife of a woman’s son.

mother-in-law: The word mother-in-law refers to the mother of a woman’s husband.

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