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Luke 12:49 — King James Version← Study notes

“I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?”

Luke 12:49 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 12:4912 words
GreekMeaning
ΠῦρPyr
FirenounG4442
ἦλθονēlthon
I cameverbG2064
βαλεῖνbalein
to castverbG906
ἐπὶepi
about (the times), above, afterprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
earthnounG1093
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τίti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
θέλωthelō
I wishverbG2309
εἰei
ifwordG1487
ἤδηēdē
alreadyadverbG2235
ἀνήφθηanēphthē
it be kindledverbG381
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Carlos RiveraNote2mo ago
Fire on the Earth
I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! Jesus wants urgency, transformation, change. He's not calling for gentleness or gradual progress. He's saying the world...
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