Luke 12:52
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:52 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:52 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:52 — KJV
“For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.”
— Luke 12:52 (KJV)
Luke 12:52 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 12:52
“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:52: one, three, against
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:52: one, house, three
“And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:52: five, one, house
“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:52: one, three, against
“And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:52: five, one, house
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