⁵⁰ But I have a ^(A)baptism ^[a]to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! ^51 (B)Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, 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, ^(C)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.”

⁵⁴ And He was also saying to the crowds, “^(D)Whenever you see a cloud rising ^[b]in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. ⁵⁵ And whenever you feel a ^[c]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a ^(E)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. ⁵⁶ You hypocrites! ^(F)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?

⁵⁷ “And ^(G)why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? ⁵⁸ For ^(H)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to ^[d]settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. ⁵⁹ I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up ^[e]the very last ^[f](I)lepton.”