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Luke 12:51 KJV
Luke · chapter 12 · verse 51
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:Luke 12:51 · King James Version
Luke 12:51 in context
49I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
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Key words (Strong's)
- ratherēeither, or, thanG2228 →
- peaceeirēnēa state of national tranquillity, exemption from the rage and havoc of war, peace between…G1515 →
- earthgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- comeparaginomaito be present, to come near, approach, to come forth, make one's public appearanceG3854 →
- givedidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
- telllegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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Here is, I. Peter's question, which he put to Christ upon occasion of the foregoing parable (Luk 12:41): "Lord, speakest thou this parable to us that are thy constant followers, to us that are ministers, or also to all that come to be taught by thee, to all the hearers, and in them to all Christians?" Peter was now,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 41-53