^{51 Ref} Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:

^{52 Ref} For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

^{53 Ref} They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

^{54 Ref} Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is.

^{55 Ref} And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is.

^{56 Ref} O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?

^{57 Ref} And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?