Luke 12:49
“I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 12:49 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I came to cast fire on the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich bin gekommen, Feuer auf die Erde zu werfen; und was will ich, wenn es schon angezündet ist?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Fuego vine á meter en la tierra: ¿y qué quiero, si ya está encendido?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eu vim para lançar fogo na terra; e o que mais posso querer, se já está aceso?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu vim lançar fogo sobre a terra e como Eu queria que já estivesse aceso.
📖 Luke 12:49 in Context
47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
49I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
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