Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Those bonds meant to protect a disciple, brother, father, child, become instruments of death. Yet a man may rightly betray his own flesh if he has perceived apostasy from true worship; whoever truly fears God will not spare his relatives, but choose their destruction rather than see the kingdom of Christ scattered and God's worship abolished.
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Christ sends you as sheep into wolves' jaws, so you must learn to combine the serpent's cunning with the dove's innocence. He forewarned the disciples of sufferings to come, not to shake their faith, but to steel it; when troubles arrive as He predicted, they will confirm rather than destroy what you believe.
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Commenting on Matthew 10:16-42
The apostles will be hated by most men, not for wickedness in themselves, but solely for bearing the name of Christ and preaching Him. Yet take heart: these tribulations will not last always; there will be an end, either at the close of life or when their enemies are cut off, and those who endure to the end shall be saved.
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