Luke 12:53

53 Father will square off against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

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).

Luke 12:53 In-Context

51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, I have come instead to bring division.

52 From now on, a household of five will be divided—three against two and two against three.

53 Father will square off against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

54 Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud forming in the west, you immediately say, ‘It's going to rain.' And indeed it does.

55 And when a south wind blows, you say, ‘A heat wave is coming.' And it does.