Luke 12:51
Do you think that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
In Context
50There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over!
Cross References
Zechariah 11:10And I took my staff, Mercy, and broke it, so as to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
Matthew 10:34“Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword.
Luke 12:49I came to cast fire on the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:42-54
Vigilance and Exertion Inculcated. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his… Read the whole commentary →