Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:51-53
See the notes at Matthew 10:34-36. read more
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Albert Barnes
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 12:49-53
Luke 12:49-53. I am come to send fire on earth Our Lord concludes his charge to his disciples with foretelling the divisions that should be occasioned by his gospel. See on Matthew 10:34. As if he had said, After all that I have done and spoken to promote peace and love, so opposite is my doctrine to the prejudices and the lusts of men, and such are the violent contentions that my gospel will occasion, through the wickedness of those among whom it is preached, that it will seem as though I... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 12:35-53
96. Be prepared at all times (Luke 12:35-53)The followers of Jesus must always be ready for whatever circumstances they meet. They are likened to household servants waiting for their master to return home after a feast. Whether the master arrives home earlier or later than expected, he will be pleased if the servants are ready and waiting for him. Though they have merely done their duty, he may give them an unexpected reward by serving them a meal (Luke 12:35-38).Another illustration of... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:51
I am come = I became present, as in Acts 21:18 . to give peace. This was the object of His coming (Isaiah 9:6 , Isaiah 9:7 ): but the e f fect of His presence would bring war. He came not to judge (John 12:47 ) as to this object, but the effect of His coming was judgment (John 9:39 ). on = in. Greek. en. App-104 . earth = the earth. App-129 . Nay. Greek. ouchi. See App-105 . division = disunion. Occurs only here. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:52
from henceforth = from(Greek. apo. App-104 .) now: explaining the effect. against. Greek. epi. App-104 . Referring to Micah 7:6 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:53
against . In the last four instances epi governs the ace. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 12:51
Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. They shall be divided father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.There is here a divine prophecy by Jesus to the effect that the gospel will cut across family lines. Men... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:51
Luke 12:51. Suppose ye, &c.— By subduing all the nations of the world into one great monarchy, under the Jews? I tell you nay. There are so many prophesies of the peaceful state of the Messiah's kingdom, that it is hard to say how Christ could completely answer the character of the Messiah, if he should never give peace on earth. But the error of the Jews lay in supposing that he was immediately to accomplish it; whereas the prophesies of the New Testament, especially in the book of the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:53
Luke 12:53. The mother-in-law against the daughter, &c.— The mother-in-law against her son's wife, and the daughter-in-law against her husband's mother. This is the exact rendering of the original words. Our Lord might mention this relation, because, in consequence of the obligation which the Jewish children were under to maintain their aged parents, a young man might, when he settled in the world, often take his mother, if a widow, into his family; and her abode in it might occasion less... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:51
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division . But the Master quickly leaves himself and his own sad forebodings. He puts by for a season his own holy impatience and continues his warnings. "I have been dwelling on the troublous times quickly coming on. Do not deceive yourselves, my disciples; the great change about to be inaugurated will only be carried out in war and by divisions in the individual house as in the nation. I bring not peace, but a... read more