Luke 12:50

Luke 12:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
• New International Version (NIV)But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!

Context of Luke 12:50

48But the servant who didn’t know ⌞what his master wanted⌟ and did things for which he deserved punishment will receive a light beating. A lot will be expected from everyone who has been given a lot. More will be demanded from everyone who has been entrusted with a lot. 49“I have come to throw fire on the earth. I wish that it had already started! I have a baptism to go through, and I will suffer until it is over. 51“Do you think I came to bring peace to earth? No! I can guarantee that I came to bring nothing but division. 52From now on a family of five will be divided. Three will be divided against two and two against three.

Luke 12:50 word by word

βάπτισμα δὲ ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• I haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908
• to be baptized withβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• am I straitenedσυνέχωsunechō · to hold/oppressG4912
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it be accomplishedτελέωteleō · to finishG5055

Cross-references for Luke 12:50

• Matthew 20:17When Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he took the twelve apostles aside and said to them privately,
• Mark 10:32Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking ahead of them. His disciples were shocked ⌞that he was going to Jerusalem⌟. The others who followed were afraid. Once again he took the twelve apostles aside. He began to tell them what was going to happen to him.
• Psalms 40:8I am happy to do your will, O my God.” Your teachings are deep within me.
• John 4:34Jesus told them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do and to finish the work he has given me.
• John 7:6Jesus told them, “Now is not the right time for me to go. Any time is right for you.
• John 10:39The Jews tried to arrest Jesus again, but he got away from them.
• John 12:27“I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time ⌞of suffering⌟’? No! I came for this time of suffering.
• John 18:11Jesus told Peter, “Put your sword away. Shouldn’t I drink the cup ⌞of suffering⌟ that my Father has given me?”
• John 19:30After Jesus had taken the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and died.
• Acts 20:22“I am determined to go to Jerusalem now. I don’t know what will happen to me there.

Commentaries on Luke 12:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50But I have a baptism - The fire, though already kindled, cannot burn up till after the Jews have put me to death: then the Roman sword shall come, and the Spirit of judgment, burning, and purification shall be poured out.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50A baptism - See the notes at Matthew 20:22. Am I straitened - How do I earnestly desire that it were passed! Since these sufferings “must” be endured, how anxious am I that the time should come! Such were the feelings of the Redeemer in view of his approaching dying hour. We may learn from this: 1.That it is not improper to “feel deeply” at the prospect of dying. It is a sad, awful, terrible event; and it is impossible that we should look at it aright…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-53Verses 41-53 All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be right which he neglects; therefore all are without excuse in their sin. The bringing in the gospel dispensation would occasion desolations. Not that this would be the tendency of Christ's religion, which is pure, peaceable, and loving; but the effect of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50a baptism to undergo: The Scriptures often describe God's judgment as an overwhelming flood (Psalms 18:4; 42:7; 69:1–2; Isaiah 8:7–8; 30:27–28; Jonah 2:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 49-5349-53. to send--cast. fire--"the higher spiritual element of life which Jesus came to introduce into this earth (compare Mt 3:11), with reference to its mighty effects in quickening all that is akin to it and destroying all that is opposed. To cause this element of life to take up its abode on earth, and wholly to pervade human hearts with its warmth, was the lofty destiny of the Redeemer" [Olshausen: so Calvin, Stier, Alford, &c.]. what will I, &c.--an…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:50

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
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In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Baptism of Christ
• Beat
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• Divider
• Forewarn
• Hell
• Hypocrisy
• Teach
• Visit

Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings