Luke 12:49-51
New American Standard Bible
Christ Divides People
49 “I [a]have come to cast fire upon the earth; and [b]how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a (A)baptism [c]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;
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- Luke 12:49 Or came
- Luke 12:49 Lit what do I wish if...?
- Luke 12:50 Lit with which to be baptized
Luke 12:49-51
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Not Peace but Division
49 “I came(A) to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with,(B) and how it consumes(C) Me until it is finished!(D) 51 Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth?(E) No, I tell you, but rather division!
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