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Luke 12:52,53

For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father ... against the son, and the son against the father; the mother ... the daughter ... the mother-in-law ... The connection of all this with the foregoing warnings about Hypocrisy. Covetousness, and Watchfulness, is deeply solemn: 'My conflict hastens apace; Mine over, yours begins; and then, let the servants tread in their Master's steps, uttering their testimony entire and fearless, neither loving nor dreading the world, anticipating awful wrenches of the dearest ties in life, but looking forward, as I do, to the completion of their testimony when, after the tempest, reaching the haven, they shall enter into the joy of their Lord.'

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See also Luke 12:52,53 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 52. _FIVE IN ONE HOUSE DIVIDED_] See on Matthew 10:35; Matthew 10:36....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See the notes at Matthew 10:34....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Warning Against Hypocrisy. (Luke 12:1)_ 2. Encouragements. (Luke 12:4) 3. Warning Against Covetousness. (Luke 12:15) 4. Warning Against Anxiety. ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SIGNS OF THE TIMES. For parallels see below. Jesus is oppressed with the thought of the future till it is accomplished. LUKE 12:49 F. Lk. only. Fire is what Jesus has come to cast on the earth (_cf._...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Jesus said, "I came to cast fire upon the earth. And what do I wish? Would that it were already kindled! There is an experience through which I must pass; and now I am under tension until it is accomp...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FROM HENCEFORTH. from(Greek. _apo._ App-104.) now: explaining the effect. AGAINST. Greek. _epi._ App-104. Referring to Micah 7:6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    LESSONS OF TRUSTFULNESS (22–32), ALMSGIVING (33, 34), AND FAITHFUL WATCHFULNESS (35–48). THE SEARCHING EFFECT OF CHRIST’S WORK (49–53)...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 49. I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, if it be already kindled? 50. But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straightened till it be accomplished! 51. Suppose you...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 Attitudes That Aid Alertness (Luke 12:49-59) 49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!50I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Mission of the Son of Man Scripture_ Luke 12:49-53 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled? 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    39 As most of the houses in Palestine were built of sun-dried clay, or adobe, a thief could best effect an entrance by digging his way through the walls. They literally burrowed their way into a house...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE STRIFE THAT THE GOSPEL WILL PRODUCE. In different connexions in Mt....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. THE RICH FOOL 1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and exhorts them to be courageous in face of opposition. This speech is not unsuitable to the co...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 12 JESUS WARNS AND ENCOURAGES HIS *DISCIPLES 12:1-12 1 WARNING ABOUT THE FALSE LIVES OF THE *PHARISEES 12:1-3 V1 Thousands of people had gathered. T...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (51-53) SUPPOSE YE THAT I AM COME TO GIVE PEACE? — See Notes on Matthew 10:34. The chief variations are “division” for “sword,” and, in Luke 12:53, the doubled statement of reciprocated enmity in each...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Not peace but division_ (Matthew 10:34-36). This section is introduced by no connecting particle. Yet there is a certain affinity of thought. Strict fidelity demanded under penalties, but fidelity no...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσὶν, etc.: three against two and two against three; five in all, not six though three pairs are mentioned, mother and mother-in-law (μήτηρ and πενθερὰ) being the same person. This way of p...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE GREAT DIVIDER Luke 12:49-59 As Prometheus, in the old Greek fable, brought fire from above in a reed, so Christ brought the fire of the Holy Spirit in the frail lantern of His humanity. But, firs...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    THE FIERY BAPTISM Luke 12:49-53. _“I came to send fire on the earth, and what do I wish if it is already kindled?”_ This is none other than the fiery baptism of Pentecost, which Jesus came to send on...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    4 _th. To the Apostles: Luke 12:41-53_. Up till now, Jesus had been speaking to all believers; from this point, on occasion of a question put by Peter, He addresses the apostles in particular, and rem...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    After having thus followed the natural course of the conversation, Jesus returns to the thought from which it had started, the vanity of earthly goods. He shows how this truth directly applies to the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (49) I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, if it be already kindled? (50) But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it be accomplished? (51) Suppose ye tha...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    chapter 12 puts the disciples into this place of testimony by the power of the Holy Ghost, and with the world opposed to them, after the Lord's departure. It is the word and the Holy Ghost, instead of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FOR FROM HENCEFORTH THERE SHALL BE FIVE IN ONE HOUSE,.... Which are the five following, mentioned in the next verse; the father and the son, the mother and the daughter, and her daughter-in-law, or so...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. Ver. 52. See Matthew 10:34 ....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I am come to send fire on earth_ Our Lord concludes his charge to his disciples with foretelling the divisions that should be occasioned by his gospel. See on Matthew 10:34. As if he had said, After...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    FOR FROM HENCEFORTH THERE SHALL BE FIVE IN ONE HOUSE DIVIDED, THREE AGAINST TWO AND TWO AGAINST THREE....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The dissension caused by the Gospel:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS (vs.1-12) At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His disciples "first of all," warning them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    41-53 All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 12:51...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 12:52 For G1063 from G575 on G3568 five G4002 in G1722 one G1520 house G3624 be G2071 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FUTURE WILL NOT ALL BE ROSY (12:49-53). As Jesus contemplates the thought of the punishments which will be inflicted on the various unfaithful servants, it carries His thought forward on to what n...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “For there shall be from now on five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.” Indeed it will even divide families. For from now on houses will be divided. (The dissension appar...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 12:51-53. See on Matthew 10:34-36, which however was probably spoken later than this. DIVISION is equivalent to ‘a sword' (Matthew). This would be the effect of the ‘fire' He would send. His own...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 12:49-53. Having shown the awful difference between the faithful and unfaithful servant, and the great responsibility resting upon His disciples, our Lord points out that the difference begins he...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    CONTENTS. A continuation of the discourse. Luke 12:35-48 contain exhortations to _watchfulness;_ the difference between the faithful and unfaithful servant suggests a difficulty in the way of faithful...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jesus warns of leaven of the Pharisees. Parable of the rich fool. Parable of the second coming. Parable of the steward and his servants. Christ, the divider of men. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disci...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 12:1. _There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people._ The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5. _Power to cast into hell._ The Greek is Gehenna, as on Isaiah...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    NOT PEACE, I TELL YOU, BUT DIVISION. Following Jesus sometimes "tears us loose" from both people and things we love. See note _on_ Matthew 10:34....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?_ STRIFE ENGENDERED BY THE GOSPEL We try to soften this terrible prophecy by our comments. As if we could explain facts which are notorious to every...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 12:49 CAST FIRE ON THE EARTH probably refers to the division between believers and unbelievers (vv. Luke 12:51). I have a bapti

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 12 VER. 1. _In the mean time when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people._ The Greek has "the myriads of the multitude." A myriad contains exactly ten thousand, and is...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    VER. 42. _And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall set over his household to give them their portion of food in due season?_ Christ replied to Peter that He sp...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    _For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three._ Five, that is Father, son, mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, for mother-in-law is the same as...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 12:49. I AM COME.—Rather, “I came” (R.V.). The tense refers to the historical fact of the Incarnation. Note in this the consciousness of pre-existence, as also of a heavenly orig...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 12:1 _The Lord_,_ after leaving the Pharisee_'_s house_,_ speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him_,_ addressing his words principally to his own disciples. _The for...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12. We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 13:43; Acts 14:1; Acts 28:24; John 10:19; John 15:18;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    There shall be five in one house, three against two, and two against three — There being an irreconcilable enmity between the Spirit of Christ and the spirit of the world....

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