The Meaning of Matthew 10:36 Explained

Matthew 10:36

KJV: And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

YLT: and the enemies of a man are those of his household.

Darby: and they of his household shall be a man's enemies.

ASV: and a man's foes'shall be they of his own household.

Discover Matthew 10:36

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 10:36?

MEANING: What does Matthew 10:36 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 10:36 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 10:36?

What is the context of Matthew 10:36?

Not Peace, but Division (Matthew 10:34-36)
Christ Brings Division (Matthew 10:34-39)
Not Peace, but a Sword (Matthew 10:34-39)
Not Peace, But a Sword of Divisiveness (Matthew 10:34-39)
Acknowledging Christ (Matthew 10:32-39)
The Meaning of Discipleship (Matthew 10:24-39)
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve .( A .) .( B .) .( C .) .( D .) .( E .) (Matthew 10:1-42)
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10:1-42)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.

What does Matthew 10:36 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 10:34-42 - Receiving Christ's Representatives

In Jesus Christ we acquire a new affinity, stronger than that of family ties. When we enter into the family of God we belong to all His children. They are our brethren and sisters in the most intimate sense. See Matthew 12:48-50. The new love that floods our nature does not make us less but more tender and sympathetic toward our own kith and kin; but if we are compelled to choose, then we must stand with the children of God, though it should rend us from the old happy family life in which we were nurtured.

As to the closing paragraph, may we not illustrate it thus? When the widow who sustained Elijah at Zarephath entered Paradise, she found herself standing amid the great prophets of Israel. When she asked the attendant angel whether there was not some mistake, he replied, "Certainly not. In treating the prophet as you did, you proved yourself to be of the same spirit and temper as he; and it is but right that you should share in the prophet's reward."

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Chapter Summary: Matthew 10

¹ Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
⁵ giving them their charge, teaches them;
¹⁶ comforts them against persecutions;
⁴⁰ and promises a blessing to those who receive them

What do the individual words in Matthew 10:36 mean?

And enemies of the man the household of him

Καὶ ἐχθροὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οἱ οἰκιακοὶ αὐτοῦ

ἐχθροὶ	enemies
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἐχθρός Sense: hated, odious, hateful.
τοῦ	of the
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀνθρώπου	man
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female.
οἰκιακοὶ	household
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: οἰκιακός Sense: one belonging to the house.
αὐτοῦ	of him
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.

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