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Luke 12:51

Conflict and reconciliation

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!

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

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

53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
KJV
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
WEB
Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.
ASV
Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
DARBY
Think ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division:
BLB
Do you⁺ think that I came to grant peace on the earth? No, I say to you⁺, but rather division.
ÅB
Tror dere at jeg er kommet for å gi fred på jorden? Nei, sier jeg dere, men strid.
OTB
Tror dere at jeg kom for å bringe fred på jorden? Nei, sier jeg dere, men heller splittelse.
B1930
Tror I at jeg er kommet for å gi fred på jorden? Nei, sier jeg eder, men strid.

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