Luke 12:49

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted.

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  • Mal 4:1 : 1 For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.
  • Matt 3:10-12 : 10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire. 11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire: 12 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
  • Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap. 3 He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
  • John 9:4 : 4 While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things; 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • Luke 12:51-52 : 51 Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division: 52 For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.
  • Luke 13:31-33 : 31 At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death. 32 And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete. 33 But I have to go on my way today and tomorrow and the third day, for it is not right for a prophet to come to his death outside Jerusalem.
  • John 11:8-9 : 8 The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again? 9 Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.
  • John 12:17-19 : 17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it. 18 And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign. 19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
  • Luke 19:39-40 : 39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet. 40 And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

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    50 But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!

    51 Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:

  • Luke 9:54
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    54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

  • Matt 3:10-12
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    10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

    11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

    12 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

  • Luke 3:16-17
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    16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

    17 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

  • Matt 10:34-35
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    34 Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.

    35 For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

  • John 12:46-49
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    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

    47 And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.

    48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

    49 For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.

  • Luke 12:46-48
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    46 The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

    47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

    48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

  • Amos 2:5
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    5 And I will send a fire on Judah, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem.

  • Luke 3:9
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    9 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

  • Matt 5:17
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    17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.

  • John 6:38
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    38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.

  • Matt 13:49-50
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    49 So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good,

    50 And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Jer 15:14
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    14 They will go away with your haters into a land which is strange to you: for my wrath is on fire with a flame which will be burning on you.

  • Matt 13:42
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    42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Mark 12:9
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    9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.

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    48 And all flesh will see that I the Lord have had it lighted: it will not be put out.

  • Matt 17:12
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    12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

  • Heb 12:29
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    29 For our God is an all-burning fire.

  • Isa 66:15
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    15 For the Lord is coming with fire, and his war-carriages will be like the storm-wind; to give punishment in the heat of his wrath, and his passion is like flames of fire.

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    27 And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

  • John 9:39
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    39 And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

  • Mark 9:48-49
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    48 Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.

    49 Everyone will be salted with fire.

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    19 Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

  • 2 Kgs 1:12
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    12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.

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    28 But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.

  • Luke 11:49
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    49 For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;

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    14 I will send punishment on you in keeping with the fruit of your doings, says the Lord: and I will put a fire in her woodlands, burning up everything round about her.

  • John 15:6
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    6 If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

  • Amos 1:12
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    12 And I will send a fire on Teman, burning up the great houses of Bozrah.

  • Ps 83:14
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    14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,

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    21 And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

  • Deut 32:22
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    22 For my wrath is a flaming fire, burning to the deep parts of the underworld, burning up the earth with her increase, and firing the deep roots of the mountains.

  • Luke 4:43
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    43 And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.

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    12 It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.

  • Ezek 5:4
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    4 And again take some of these and put them in the fire, burning them up in the fire; and say to all the children of Israel,

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    27 But if you do not give ear to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and to let no weight be lifted and taken through the doors of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: then I will put a fire in its doorways, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem, and it will never be put out.