Luke 12:49

Good News Translation (US Version)

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

Cross References

Malachi 4:1

The Lord Almighty says, “The day is coming when all proud and evil people will burn like straw. On that day they will burn up, and there will be nothing left of them.

Isaiah 11:4

he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.

John 9:4

As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me; night is coming when no one can work.

Luke 12:48

But the servant who does not know what his master wants, and yet does something for which he deserves a whipping, will be punished with a light whipping. Much is required from the person to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more is given.

Luke 12:50

I have a baptism to receive, and how distressed I am until it is over!