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

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

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

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

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

53 They 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 come ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to ignite βαλεῖν G906 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active a fire Πῦρ G4442 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular earth γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction how τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular I wish θέλω G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular vvv εἰ G1487 Conjunction it were already kindled ἀνήφθη G381 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἤδη G2235 Adverb
Verse 50

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction I have ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular a baptism βάπτισμα G908 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular to undergo βαπτισθῆναι G907 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive and καὶ G2532 Conjunction how πῶς G4459 Adverb distressed I am συνέχομαι G4912 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular until ἕως G2193 Preposition . . . ὅτου G3755 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular it is accomplished τελεσθῇ G5055 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 51

Original words

Do you think Δοκεῖτε G1380 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction I have come παρεγενόμην G3854 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular to bring δοῦναι G1325 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active peace εἰρήνην G1515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular earth γῇ G1093 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular No οὐχί G3780 Adverb I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction . . . G2228 Conjunction division διαμερισμόν G1267 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 52

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction From ἀπὸ G575 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular now on νῦν G3568 Adverb five πέντε G4002 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition one ἑνὶ G1520 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular household οἴκῳ G3624 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular will be ἔσονται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural divided διαμεμερισμένοι G1266 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural three τρεῖς G5140 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition two δυσὶν G1417 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction two δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition three τρισίν G5140 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 53

Original words

They will be divided διαμερισθήσονται G1266 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural father πατὴρ G3962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition son υἱῷ G5207 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction son υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition father πατρί G3962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular mother μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular daughter θυγατέρα G2364 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction daughter θυγάτηρ G2364 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular mother μητέρα G3384 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular mother-in-law πενθερὰ G3994 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular daughter-in-law νύμφην G3565 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction daughter-in-law νύμφη G3565 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular against ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular mother-in-law πενθεράν G3994 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Micah 7:6.

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