Luke 12:49-53

Luke 12:49-53

[49] I am come  to send  fire  the earth;  and  what  will I,  if  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  Nay;  but  rather  division:  [52] For  from  henceforth  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. 

What does Luke 12:49-53 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus addressed these words to His disciples primarily (cf. Luke 12:41-42).