Luke 12:49

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I came to set fire to the earth, and I wish it were already on fire!

Cross References

Isaiah 11:4

The poor and the needy will be treated with fairness and with justice. His word will be law everywhere in the land, and criminals will be put to death.

Malachi 4:1

The day of judgment is certain to come. And it will be like a red-hot furnace with flames that burn up proud and sinful people, as though they were straw. Not a branch or a root will be left. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

Luke 12:48

But servants who don't know what their master wants them to do will not be beaten so hard for doing wrong. If God has been generous with you, he will expect you to serve him well. But if he has been more than generous, he will expect you to serve him even better.

Luke 12:50

I am going to be put to a hard test. And I will have to suffer a lot of pain until it is over.

John 9:4

As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work.