Luke 12:49
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:49 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:49 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:49 — KJV
“I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?”
— Luke 12:49 (KJV)
Luke 12:49 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 12:49
“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. shall burn: or, hath burned shall consume: or, hath consumed”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:49: fire, earth, kindled
“As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:49: come, fire, earth
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:49: come, send, earth
“And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:49: come, fire, earth
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:49: come, earth
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