Luke 12:49

New English Translation

“I have come to bring fire on the earth – and how I wish it were already kindled!

Cross References

Isaiah 11:4

He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

Malachi 4:1

(3:19) “For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. “It will not leave even a root or branch.

Luke 12:48

But the one who did not know his master’s will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

Luke 12:50

I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

John 9:4

We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.