Luke 12:49

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus continued speaking: “I came to bring fire to the world. I wish it were already burning!

Cross References

Malachi 4:1

“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All the proud people will be punished. All the evil people will burn like straw. At that time they will be like a bush burning in the fire, and there will not be a branch or root left.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Isaiah 11:4

He will judge the poor fairly and honestly. He will be fair when he decides what to do for the poor of the land. If he decides people should be beaten, he will give the command, and they will be beaten. If he decides people must die, he will give the command, and those evil people will be killed. Goodness and fairness will be like a belt he wears around his waist.

John 9:4

While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the one who sent me. The night is coming, and no one can work at night.

Luke 12:48

But what about the servant who does not know what his master wants? He also does things that deserve punishment. But he will get less punishment than the servant who knew what he should do. Whoever has been given much will be responsible for much. Much more will be expected from the one who has been given more.”

Luke 12:50

There is a kind of baptism that I must suffer through. I feel very troubled until it is finished.