Matthew 10:31-39, New Living Translation
31 So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to him than a whole flock of sparrows.
32 "If anyone acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will openly acknowledge that person before my Father in heaven.
33 But if anyone denies me here on earth, I will deny that person before my Father in heaven.
34 "Don't imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! No, I came to bring a sword.
35 I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!
37 If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will find it.
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