Luke 12:53
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:53 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:53 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the da..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:53 — KJV
“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.”
— Luke 12:53 (KJV)
Luke 12:53 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 12:53
“For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:53: father, against, son
“For I am 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.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:53: father, against, mother
“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:53: father, son, daughter
“But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:53: father, son, mother
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:53: father, son, mother
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