Luke 12:49

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Summary

Luke 12:49

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

Come

And

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Luke 12:51

Bible References

Come

Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division;

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

“I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth,
Blood, fire and columns of smoke.

“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.”

The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

And

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

The disciples *said to Him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?”

So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

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Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division;