Luke 12:52

Luke 12:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
• New International Version (NIV)From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

Context of Luke 12:52

50I 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. From now on a family of five will be divided. Three will be divided against two and two against three. 53A father will be against his son and a son against his father. A mother will be against her daughter and a daughter against her mother. A mother-in-law will be against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” 54Jesus said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud coming up in the west, you immediately say, ‘There’s going to be a rainstorm,’ and it happens.

Luke 12:52 word by word

ἔσονται γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν πέντε ἐν ἑνὶ οἴκῳ διαμεμερισμένοι, τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσὶν καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τρισὶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• henceforthνῦνnun · nowG3568
• there shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• dividedδιαμερίζωdiamerizō · to divideG1266
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• andκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for Luke 12:52

• Psalms 41:9Even my closest friend whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust your neighbors. Don’t have confidence in ⌞your⌟ friends. Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.
• John 7:41Other people said, “This man is the Messiah.” Still other people asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
• John 9:16Some of the Pharisees said, “The man who did this is not from God because he doesn’t follow the traditions for the day of rest—a holy day.” Other Pharisees asked, “How can a man who is a sinner perform miracles like these?” So the Pharisees were divided in their opinions.
• John 10:19The Jews were divided because of what Jesus said.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me before it hated you.
• John 16:2You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God.
• Acts 13:43When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas. Paul and Barnabas talked with them and were persuading them to continue trusting God’s good will.
• Acts 14:1The same thing happened in the city of Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went into the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large crowd of Jews and Greeks believed.
• Acts 28:24Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others continued to disbelieve.

Commentaries on Luke 12:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52Five in one house divided - See on Matthew 10:35, Matthew 10:36; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51-53Verses 51-53 See the notes at Matthew 10:34-36.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. 51-53No, I tell you, but division: The ministry of Jesus demands a decision for or against God that divides even family members.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

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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