Luke 12:49 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 12:49

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

KJV

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ASV

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

WEB

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

YLT

`Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

DBT

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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Matthew 10:34
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Malachi 4:1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Matthew 3:10–12
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Malachi 3:2–3
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
Luke 12:51–52
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

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To cause this element of life to take up its abode on earth, and wholly to pervade human hearts with its warmth, was the lofty destiny of the Redeemer" [OLSHAUSEN: so CALVIN, STIER, ALFORD, &c.]. what will I, &c.--an obscure expression, uttered under deep and half-smothered emotion.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

LUK 12:49MAL 4:1 2TH 1:8
LUK 12:49MAL 4:1 2PE 3:7
LUK 12:49MAL 4:1 MAL 3:2
LUK 12:49MAL 4:1 ISA 47:14
LUK 12:49MAL 4:1 ISA 5:24

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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