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Luke 12:53

Parents and children

51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52 From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

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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
They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
KJV
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.
WEB
They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
ASV
They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
DARBY
father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
BLB
They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against the daughter and daughter against the mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.”
ÅB
far mot sønn og sønn mot far, mor mot datter og datter mot mor, svigermor mot svigerdatter og svigerdatter mot svigermor.
OTB
De vil bli satt mot hverandre: far mot sønn og sønn mot far, mor mot datter og datter mot mor, svigermor mot svigerdatter og svigerdatter mot svigermor.”
B1930
far mot sønn og sønn mot far, mor mot datter og datter mot mor, svigermor mot svigerdatter og svigerdatter mot svigermor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 7:6

    For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

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  • Matthew 10:21–22

    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

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  • Matthew 24:10

    At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

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  • Zechariah 13:2–6

    And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.

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