Time after Pentecost · Year C
Proper 15
August 20, 2028
Overview & Insights
"I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!" (Luke 12:49)
Jesus warns that his coming brings not the peace people expect but division, even within households, as people are forced to take sides. He rebukes the crowd for reading the weather skillfully while failing to interpret the urgency of the present moment.
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Luke 12 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik on the 'fire' and 'baptism' Jesus says he must undergo before the end he has in view.
Luke 12 Commentary Precept Austin
A verse-by-verse look at why Jesus says he came to bring division, not peace, in the short term.
Luke 12:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries on the chapter's hard sayings about fire, division and reading the times.
Luke 12 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight
Gill's Exposition on 'I have a baptism to be baptized with' as a reference to Jesus' coming suffering.
Luke 12:49-56 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Scott Hoezee on the 'unsettling' Jesus of this passage, who does not want to be domesticated.
Commentary on Luke 12:49-56 Working Preacher
Reads the passage as addressed first to the disciples and then to the crowds, two spliced-together sayings.
Background & Word Study
Luke 12:49 Interlinear BibleHub
The Greek text word by word for 'I came to cast fire on the earth.'
Luke Course Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's course overview of Luke, background on this unsettling section of the travel narrative.
Luke Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Luke's Gospel and its themes of reversal and the kingdom of God.
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