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Luke 12:53
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They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
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Luke 12:53 Meaning and Commentary
Luke 12:53
The father shall be divided against the
&c.] Shall oppose him, differ with him, and be alienated from him, and so the other relations as follow; (See Gill on Matthew 10:35), (See Gill on Matthew 10:36).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Luke 12:53 In-Context
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Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
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for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
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They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
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And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
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And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
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