King James Version
Matthew 10:36 in the King James Version says “And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.”
Matthew 10:36 · KJV
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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.
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
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.
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“foes”
G2190hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially satan)
“shall be they of his own”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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