Luke 12:49
I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
KJV
Πῦρ ἦλθον βαλεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τί θέλω εἰ ἤδη ἀνήφθη.
Greek NT
Ignem veni mittere in terram, et quid volo nisi ut accendatur ?
Vulgate
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
ASV
I am come to cast fire on the earth. And what will I, but that it be kindled?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βάλλω
ballo
verb · 125×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πῦρ
pur
noun · 71×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀνάπτω
anapto
verb · 2×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἤδη
ede
adverb · 58×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ἐπὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐπὶ | RP: εἰς
- ἐπὶ — SBLGNT
- ἐπὶ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- εἰς — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§696Fire. While water signifies birth and the fruitfulness of life given in the Holy Spirit, fire symbolizes the transforming energy of the Holy Spirit's actions. the prayer of the prophet Elijah, who "arose like fire" and whose "word burned like a torch," brought down fire from heaven on the sacrifice on Mount Carmel.37 This event was a "figure" of the fire of the Holy Spirit, who…
2. Wherefore neither with this was He satisfied, but unfolds also the very nature of the war, signifying it to be far more grievous even than a civil war; and He says, I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. For not friends only, says He, nor fellow citizens, but even kinsme…
Homilies on the Gospel of John · 2 passages
1. We require much fervor and uproused zeal, for without these it is impossible to obtain the blessings promised to us. And to show this, Christ at one time says, Except a man take up his cross and follow Me, he is not worthy of Me Matthew 10:38; at another, I have come to send fire upon the earth, and what will I if it be already kindled? Luke 12:49; by both these desiring to …
1. There is nothing worse, nothing more shameful, than gluttony; it makes the mind gross, and the soul carnal; it blinds, and permits not to see clearly. Observe, for instance, how this is the case with the Jews; for because they were intent upon gluttony, entirely occupied with worldly things, and without any spiritual thoughts, though Christ leads them on by ten thousand sayi…
Chapter 21.—Utterances of the Prophet Isaiah Regarding the Resurrection of the Dead and the Retributive Judgment. The prophet Isaiah says, “The dead shall rise again, and all who were in the graves shall rise again; and all who are in the earth shall rejoice: for the dew which is from Thee is their health, and the earth of the wicked shall fall.”14131413 Isa. xxvi. 19. All the …
Chapter 1.— This Work Not Intended as a Treatise on Rhetoric. 1. This work of mine, which is entitled On Christian Doctrine, was at the commencement divided into two parts. For, after a preface, in which I answered by anticipation those who were likely to take exception to the work, I said, There are two things on which all interpretation of Scripture depends: the mode of ascer…
Cross-references
- Isa 11:4 — But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay
- Joel 2:30 — And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
- John 9:4 — I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
- John 12:17 — The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
- Luke 12:51 — Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
- Luke 12:51 — Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
- Luke 13:31 — The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
- Mal 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
- Mal 4:1 — For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that i
- Matt 3:10 — And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- Matt 10:34 — Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
- Rev 8:5 — And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.