Luke 12:50
But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
In Context
49"I came to throw fire upon the earth, and what is my desire? Oh that it were even now kindled!
51Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? No, I tell you that I came to bring dissension.
Cross References
Mark 10:32They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were full of wonder, and some, though they followed, did so with fear. Then, once more calling to Him the Twelve, He began to tell them what was about to happen to Him.
John 7:6"My time," replied Jesus, "has not yet come, but for you any time is suitable.
John 10:39This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.
John 18:11Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put back your sword. Shall I refuse to drink the cup of sorrow which the Father has given me to drink?"
Acts 20:22"And now, impelled by a sense of duty, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
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 →