Focused Passage

Luke 12:49-53

Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready

Luke moves from warning against hypocrisy to fearless confession, from greed exposed to kingdom trust, from anxiety corrected to watchful readiness, from faithful stewardship to divisive allegiance, and from interpreting weather signs to settling accounts before judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

49I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

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

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

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

53They will be divided, father 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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 49

Original words

I have comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto igniteβαλεῖνG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activea fireΠῦρG4442Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularearthγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhowτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularI wishθέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularvvvεἰG1487Conjunctionit were already kindledἀνήφθηG381Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἤδηG2235Adverb
Verse 50

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionI haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singulara baptismβάπτισμαG908Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularto undergoβαπτισθῆναιG907Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhowπῶςG4459Adverbdistressed I amσυνέχομαιG4912Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularuntilἕωςG2193Preposition. . .ὅτουG3755Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularit is accomplishedτελεσθῇG5055Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 51

Original words

Do you thinkΔοκεῖτεG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionI have comeπαρεγενόμηνG3854Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singularto bringδοῦναιG1325Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivepeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularearthγῇG1093Noun - Dative Feminine SingularNoοὐχίG3780AdverbI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralbutἀλλ’G235Conjunction. . .G2228ConjunctiondivisionδιαμερισμόνG1267Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 52

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionFromἀπὸG575Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularnow onνῦνG3568AdverbfiveπέντεG4002Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiononeἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularhouseholdοἴκῳG3624Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwill beἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluraldividedδιαμεμερισμένοιG1266Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralthreeτρεῖςG5140Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralagainstἐπὶG1909PrepositiontwoδυσὶνG1417Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralagainstἐπὶG1909PrepositionthreeτρισίνG5140Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 53

Original words

They will be dividedδιαμερισθήσονταιG1266Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralfatherπατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909PrepositionsonυἱῷG5207Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909PrepositionfatherπατρίG3962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularmotherμήτηρG3384Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardaughterθυγατέραG2364Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondaughterθυγάτηρG2364Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularmotherμητέραG3384Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularmother-in-lawπενθερὰG3994Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909Preposition-αὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulardaughter-in-lawνύμφηνG3565Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiondaughter-in-lawνύμφηG3565Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularmother-in-lawπενθεράνG3994Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Micah 7:6.

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