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Luke 12:50 Cross-References

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But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! straitened: or, pained

Luke 12:50 (KJV)

Commentary on Luke 12:50

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! (βάπτισμα δὲ ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως οὗ τελεσθῇ)—baptisma (baptism) refers metaphorically to overwhelming suffering, not water baptism. Jesus uses baptism imagery for his death—immersion in judgment, engulfed by wrath (cf. Mark 10:38-39). Sunechomai (straitened, distressed, constrained) describes intense pressure or anguish. Heos hou telesthē (until it be accomplished) points to the cross—Jesus lives under the weight of impending crucifixion.This verse reveals Jesus's human emotional state...

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