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Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 12:49-59

b. Luke 12:49-5949I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled [how much do I wish that it were already kindled!15]? 50But I have a baptism to be baptizedwith; and how am I straitened16 till it be accomplished! 51Suppose ye that I am cometo give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather [only] division: 52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two againstthree. [They shall be divided, father against son17]53The... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 12:49-59

the Great Divider Luke 12:49-59 As Prometheus, in the old Greek fable, brought fire from above in a reed, so Christ brought the fire of the Holy Spirit in the frail lantern of His humanity. But, first, He had to pass through a baptism of tears and blood. He was under pressure to enter it, because impatient to get through with it. Here was the prelude of Calvary. And what was true of our Lord must be true of His Church. Always the sword, always strife, always division, where the gospel begins... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed in the sparrows, and in the numbering of the hairs of their heads. His address to His disciples was interrupted by one of the multitude. It was an appeal for action in the matter of the distribution of property. Refusing to arbitrate, He uttered the great parable of the rich fool, declaring... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Jesus Teaches Concerning Greed, Stewardship and the Need For Fruitfulness Under The Kingly Rule of God Centring on the Fact That He Will Make The Crooked Straight (12:1-14:35). As we have seen we may analyse this next Section from Luke 12:1 to Luke 14:35 into its separate parts as follows: a Instructions to disciples concerning facing up to eternity (Luke 12:1-12). b An example is given of covetousness concerning an inheritance which is followed by the parable of the fool who decided to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:54-59

The Crowds Should Therefore Take Heed. They Must Recognise That Now Is The Time They Have Been Waiting For And That They Should Therefore Agree With Their Adversary (Jesus And His Words) While There Is Yet Time (12:54-59). Having spoken His momentous words Jesus now turns to the crowds and takes up the fact that they can detect the signs that indicate what the weather will be, but fail to gather the signs, such as those just mentioned, that reveal that the time of salvation is here. They are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:58

“For as you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him, lest haply he drag you to the judge, and the judge shall deliver you to the officer, and the officer shall cast you into prison.” He depicts their response to Him in terms of debtors who are in danger of being dragged before pagan courts where they will be shown no mercy, and it because they have refused to seek conciliation with their creditors. If only they had put in some kind of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:49-59

Luke 12:49-James : . Signs of the Times.— For parallels see below. Jesus is oppressed with the thought of the future till it is accomplished. Luke 12:49 f. Lk. only. Fire is what Jesus has come to cast on the earth ( cf. Luke 3:16 f.); here it probably means division ( Luke 12:51; Mt. “ sword” ). Would that the discord had set in— it would mean that the Kingdom was nigh. But something else has to precede the Kingdom, perhaps also the discord, viz., His death, here referred to as a baptism, ... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:57-59

Our Saviour made use of this expression, Matthew 5:25,Matthew 5:26, to persuade peace between brethren; here he useth it to persuade men to acquaint themselves with God, and be at peace. He had been treating of the last judgment; there was no fitter foundation upon which he could build all exhortation to repentance, and making our peace with God. In not doing of it, he telleth his hearers that they did not of themselves judge what was right, for if they did, they would judge themselves as much... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:49-59

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 12:49. I am come.—Rather, “I came” (R.V.). The tense refers to the historical fact of the Incarnation. Note in this the consciousness of pre-existence, as also of a heavenly origin in the last clause of the verse. Fire.—As a symbol of discord and violence. What will I, etc.—It is difficult to make out the precise meaning of the words. Probably the best rendering of them is—“And what will I?” (what do I desire now?) “O that it were already kindled!”Luke 12:50. A baptism.—Cf.... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 12:1-59

Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12.We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to the area of the Jordan River beyond Jericho. Where He will sort of absent Himself from the authorities, until such a time as He comes back for the feast of the Passover, and makes His triumphant entry on the Sunday before the feast of the Passover. So just where, here in Luke's account, does Jesus... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 12:49-59

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 12:49-59

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:54-59

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:58

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:49-59

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:57-59

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:49-59

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 12:1-59

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