Luke 12:49

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

Fire, came I to cast upon the earth,—and what can I wish, if, already, it hath been, kindled?

Cross References

Malachi 4:1

For lo! the day, cometh, that burneth as a furnace,—and, all the proud and everyone who worketh lawlessness, shall be, stubble, and the day that cometh, shall consume them utterly, saith Yahweh of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Isaiah 11:4

But he will judge with righteousness! them who are poor, And decide with equity! for the oppressed of the land,—And he will smite the land With the sceptre of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips, will he slay the lawless one;

John 9:4

We must needs be working the works of him that sent me, while it is, day: There cometh a night, when, no one, can work.

Luke 12:48

Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.

Luke 12:50

But, an immersion, have I, to be immersed with, and how am I distressed, until it be ended!