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.
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Matthew 11
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft {clothing} are in kings' houses.
For this is {he}, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
And blessed is {he}, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
And a man's foes {shall be} they of his own household.
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more {shall they call} them of his household? {Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul}
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
The disciple is not above {his} master, nor the servant above his lord.
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. {have...: or, end, or, finish}
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against {their} parents, and cause them to be put to death.
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
What I tell you in darkness, {that} speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, {that} preach ye upon the housetops.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. {harmless: or, simple}
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. {farthing: it is in value halfpenny farthing in the original, as being the tenth part of the Roman penny}