Luke 12:49-53

Christ Divides Men

49 "I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!

50 "But I have a ¹baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51 "²Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division;

52 for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53 "They will be divided, ³father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 10:38
• 2. Luke 12:51-53: {Matthew 10:34-36}
• 3. Micah 7:6; Matthew 10:21

Footnotes

• [a] Or "came"
• [b] Lit "what do I wish if...?"
• [c] Lit "be baptized with"