King James Version
Luke 12:52 in the King James Version says “For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.”
Luke 12:52 · KJV
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! straitened: or, pained
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“henceforth”
G3568"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
“house”
G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
“divided”
G1266to partition thoroughly (literally in distribution, figuratively in dissension)
“against”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“against”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
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