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Luke 12:51 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Luke 12:51 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 12 verse 51 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:”
Luke 12:51 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 12:51
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division (Δοκεῖτε ὅτι εἰρήνην παρεγενόμην δοῦναι ἐν τῇ γῇ; οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ' ἢ διαμερισμόν)—Jesus corrects messianic expectations. The question format (dokeite, suppose ye?) challenges the assumption that he brings eirēnē (peace). Instead: diamerismos (division, separation). This startles hearers expecting the peaceful messianic kingdom prophesied in Isaiah.Jesus brings ultimate peace with God but immediate conflict among people. The gospel divides humanity—those receiving Christ versus those rejecting him. This ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 12:51
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“and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines”
“and cut it apart”
“even Union”
“especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called Favor, and the other I called Union, and I fed the flock.”