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 undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished! 51Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” 54Jesus also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and it does.

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 close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
• Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!
• John 7:41Others said, “This is the Christ!” But still others said, “No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?
• John 9:16Then some of the Pharisees began to say, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
• John 10:19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• Acts 13:43When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
• Acts 14:1The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
• Acts 28:24Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

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