Matthew 10:34 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 10:34 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
νομίσητε
nomízō
G3543
to hold custom
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἦλθον
érchomai
G2064
to come
βαλεῖν
bállō
G906
to throw
εἰρήνην
eirḗnē
G1515
peace
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γῆν
gē
G1093
earth
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἦλθον
érchomai
G2064
to come
βαλεῖν
bállō
G906
to throw
εἰρήνην
eirḗnē
G1515
peace
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
μάχαιραν
máchaira
G3162
knife
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do not think that I came to bring peace upon the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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