Luke 12:51
'Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;
Young's Literal Translation
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
50but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!
52for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided — three against two, and two against three;
Cross References
Zechariah 11:10And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:
Matthew 10:34'Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;
Luke 12:49'Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was 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 →