# Do you think that I came to bring peace on the earth?

People expected the Messiah to bring them peace from their enemies. Jesus is not going to do that now. AT: "You should not think that I have come to bring peace on earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# but rather division

"but I came to bring division" or "people will divide from each other because I have come"

# division

"hostility" or "discord"

# there will be five in one house divided

This is an example of the kind of division there will be even within families.

# there will be five in one house

It may be helpful to state that this refers to people. AT: "there will be five people in one house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# against

"will oppose." It may be helpful to use a longer phrase for each of these occurrences. AT: "will be divided against" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]