Luke 12:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?”
Luke 12:49 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:49 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 12:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.”
Luke 12:49 — World English Bible
Luke 12:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled? ”
Luke 12:49 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?”
Luke 12:49 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?”
Luke 12:49 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled?”
Luke 12:49 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:49 in Context — Luke 12
47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
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 that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
What Does Luke 12:49 Mean?
Luke 12:49 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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