Matthew 10:34
Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
What it says
Jesus says his coming does not bring peace to the earth but a sword.
What it is doing
His arrival creates division.
In context
34Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to turn 36A man’s enemies will be the members 37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; 38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.