Luke 12:49 · KJV
"I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?"
King James Version
What does Luke 12:49 mean? →Passage Context
47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
49I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Daily Bible in Your Inbox
Get a daily verse, devotional, and prayer delivered every morning.