Matthew 10:34 — King James Version← Study notes
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.”
Matthew 10:34 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 10:3415 words
ΜὴMēnot
νομίσητεnomisētesuppose, thing, be wont
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
βαλεῖνbaleinarise, cast (out), lay
εἰρήνηνeirēnēnone, peace, quietness
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
οὐκouknot
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
βαλεῖνbaleinarise, cast (out), lay
εἰρήνηνeirēnēnone, peace, quietness
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
μάχαιρανmachairansword
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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