51. “Do you think that I came to give peace on earth? I say to you, no, but rather division.
52. “For from now on five in one house shall be divided, three against two, and two against three –
53. father shall be divided against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
54. And He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it is.
55. “And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There shall be hot weather,’ and it is.
56. “Hypocrites! You know to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?
57. “And why, also, do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
58. “For, as you go with your opponent to a ruler, try hard along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
59. “I say to you, you shall certainly not leave there until you have paid even the last mite.”