<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is incomplete . Please help to improve it, or discuss the issue on the talk page . (September 2015) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I came not to bring peace, but to bring a sword" is one of statements attributed to Jesus according to Gospel of Matthew . </P> <P> The phrase appears in verse of Matthew 10: 34, "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send (or bring) peace, but a sword ." The controversy is that Jesus seems to advocate physical violence by sword--a view that is rejected by the traditional, pacifist branches of Christianity . </P> <P> In the Christian faith, Jesus is the "Prince of Peace" mentioned in Isaiah 9: 6, and they are taught in Romans 12: 18 to "If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men ." Yet the sword can be a metaphor for a Christian - kindled ideological division or conflict: </P>

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