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 terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished. 51Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other! From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against. 53‘Father will be divided against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’ ” 54Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you are right.

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 best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!
• John 7:41Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee?
• John 9:16Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So there was a deep division of opinion among them.
• John 10:19When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.
• John 16:2For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.
• Acts 13:43Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
• Acts 14:1The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.
• Acts 28:24Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not 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