Luke 12:53 — Bible Verse (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.”
Luke 12:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:53 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 12:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Luke 12:53 — World English Bible
Luke 12:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Luke 12:53 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'”
Luke 12:53 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Luke 12:53 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.”
Luke 12:53 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:53 in Context — Luke 12
51 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.
54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
What Does Luke 12:53 Mean?
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