你们以为我来是要使天下太平吗？不，我告诉你们，我来是要使地上起纷争。

你们以为我来，是叫地上太平吗？我告诉你们，不是，乃是叫人纷争。

你们以为我来是要使地上太平吗？不！我告诉你们，是使人纷争。

你们以为我来是要使地上太平吗？不！我告诉你们，是使人纷争。

你们以为我来是要地上有和平吗？不是的，我告诉你们，是要有纷争。

你们以为我来了，是给地上带来和平吗？不是的！我告诉你们：其实还是分裂。

你們以為我來，是叫地上太平嗎？我告訴你們，不是，乃是叫人紛爭。

你們以為我來是要使地上太平嗎？不！我告訴你們，是使人紛爭。

你們以為我來是要使地上太平嗎？不！我告訴你們，是使人紛爭。

你們以為我來是要使天下太平嗎？不，我告訴你們，我來是要使地上起紛爭。

你們以為我來是要地上有和平嗎？不是的，我告訴你們，是要有紛爭。

你們以為我來是將和平給地上麼？不，我告訴你們，倒是將分裂呢。

你們以為我來了，是給地上帶來和平嗎？不是的！我告訴你們：其實還是分裂。

爾以我來施和平於世乎、我語汝、非也、乃分爭耳、

爾以為我至、措和平於世、我謂不然、轉分爭耳、

爾以為我來使世和平、我告爾、非也、乃使人分爭、

爾意予之來、為授世以和平乎？非也！將予以分化耳。

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you. I have come to separate people.

Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!

Do you think that I came here to bring peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division;

Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.

Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

“不要以为我来了会让天下太平，我并非带来和平，乃是带来刀剑。因为我来是要叫儿子与父亲作对，女儿与母亲作对，媳妇与婆婆作对，家人之间反目成仇。

然后，我拿起那根叫“恩惠”的杖，把它折断，以废除我与万民所立的约。约就在当天废除了，那些注视着我的困苦羊便知道这是上帝的话。

我又把那根叫“联合”的杖折断，以断开犹大和以色列之间的手足之情。

“我来是要把火丢在地上，我多么希望这火已经燃烧起来。

于是，我牧养这群最困苦的待宰之羊。我拿了两根杖，一根叫“恩惠”，一根叫“联合”，开始牧养羊群。我在一个月之内除掉了三个牧人。然而，我厌烦羊群，他们也厌恶我。

民族将与民族互斗，国家将与国家相争，各处将有饥荒和地震。这些只是灾难的开始。“那时，你们将遭人迫害、杀害，并因我的名而被万民憎恨。那时，许多人会放弃信仰，互相出卖，彼此憎恨。