{But rather division} (all' (8820)diamerismon). Peace at any
price is not the purpose of Christ. It is a pity for family jars
to come, but loyalty to Christ counts more than all else. These
ringing words ( Lu 12:51-53 ) occur in  Mt 10:34-36  in the
address to the Twelve for the Galilean tour. See discussion of
details there. These family feuds are inevitable where only part
cleave to Christ. In Matthew we have kata with the genitive
whereas in Luke it is epi with the dative (and accusative
once).