Luke 12:50

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:49-59

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 12:49. I am come.—Rather, “I came” (R.V.). The tense refers to the historical fact of the Incarnation. Note in this the consciousness of pre-existence, as also of a heavenly origin in the last clause of the verse. Fire.—As a symbol of discord and violence. What will I, etc.—It is difficult to make out the precise meaning of the words. Probably the best rendering of them is—“And what will I?” (what do I desire now?) “O that it were already kindled!”Luke 12:50. A baptism.—Cf.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 12:50

Luke 12:50 I. Most persons know something of the feeling of suspens and anxious curiosity, when they are looking forward to anything very serious, anything which they think will greatly affect their happiness; especially when they have been a long time kept in expectation of it. The hours, days, months, years, of waiting appear to them more and more tedious; they are more and more alive and awake with curiosity to know what sort of a thing it will be when present, which now at a distance... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 12:50

DISCOURSE: 1531THE BLOODY BAPTISM OF OUR LORDLuke 12:50. I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!ANY one who understands the true nature of Christianity would suppose that the religion of Jesus must of necessity approve itself to the heart and judgment of every person to whom it is proclaimed; and, above all, that the Founder of it, in whom every species and degree of excellence were combined, must, so far as his character is made known, be an... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 12:1-59

Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12.We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to the area of the Jordan River beyond Jericho. Where He will sort of absent Himself from the authorities, until such a time as He comes back for the feast of the Passover, and makes His triumphant entry on the Sunday before the feast of the Passover. So just where, here in Luke's account, does Jesus... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 12:1-59

Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Power to cast into hell. The Greek is Gehenna, as on Isaiah 30:33. Matthew 5:22. Luke 12:6 . Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, two assarions. The assarion was the tenth of a denarion. A farthing, that is, the fourth of a penny, though correct in English, is quite erroneous when applied to the denarion, as in the Greek. Matthew 22:19.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:50

Luke 12:50I have a baptism to be baptized with--Intensity in Christian serviceI.OF THIS INTENSITY CHRIST HIMSELF WAS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. Fervour reached white heat in the Son of Man, and the service of the kingdom received the whole of it. Do you think these words were spoken calmly? As we listen to the Speaker, we are conscious of the strain, the tension of spirit, the travail of soul! And what was it that moved the Saviour so profoundly, that made His soul “exceeding sorrowful”? His death on... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:50

50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! Ver. 50. And how am I staitened ] This painful preconceit of his passion was a part of our Saviour’s passion. This made him spend many a night in prayer, bewailing our sins, and imploring God’s grace, and he was heard in that which he requested, Hebrews 5:7 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 12:50

I have: Matthew 20:17-Song of Solomon :, Mark 10:32-Zechariah : and: Psalms 40:8, John 4:34, John 7:6-Ruth :, John 7:10, John 10:39-Mark :, John 12:27, John 12:28, John 18:11, John 19:30, Acts 20:22 straitened: or, pained Reciprocal: Psalms 18:36 - enlarged Zechariah 11:8 - loathed them Matthew 20:22 - baptized with the Matthew 26:46 - General Mark 10:38 - baptized with the Luke 9:51 - he stedfastly Luke 19:28 - he went Luke 22:15 - With desire I have desired John 13:31 - Now John 14:31 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Luke 12:50

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!But I have a baptism to be baptized with — I must suffer first, before I can set up my kingdom. And how I long to fight my way through all! read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-59

§ 47 THE SERMON TO THE MYRIADS, Luke 12:1-59 . Addressed partly to the disciples and partly to the multitudes, its subject is: The importance, as against the Pharisees, of deciding for Christ; which is urged especially in view of the judgment to come, at his SECOND ADVENT. It contains passages which had been previously delivered in Galilee, especially in his Sermon on the Mount; and passages resembling portions in the discourse on the Mount of Olives, Matthew 24:5. This discourse may be... read more

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