Luke 12:49
I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
“I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- come
- Luke 12:51, 52; Isaiah 11:4; Joel 2:30, 31; Malachi 3:2, 3; Malachi 4:1; Matthew 3:10–12
- and
- Luke 11:53, 54; Luke 13:31–33; Luke 19:39, 40; John 9:4; John 11:8–10; John 12:17–19