Luke 12:53

KJV1611 – Modern English

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They shall be divided,{G1266} father{G3962} against{G1909} son,{G5207} and{G2532} son{G5207} against{G1909} father;{G3962} mother{G3384} against{G1909} daughter,{G2364} and{G2532} daughter{G2364} against{G1909} her mother;{G3384} mother in law{G3565} against{G1909} her{G846} daughter in law,{G3994} and{G2532} daughter in law{G3565} against{G1909} her{G846} mother in law.{G3565}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The father{G3962} shall be divided{G1266}{(G5701)} against{G1909} the son{G5207}, and{G2532} the son{G5207} against{G1909} the father{G3962}; the mother{G3384} against{G1909} the daughter{G2364}, and{G2532} the daughter{G2364} against{G1909} the mother{G3384}; the mother in law{G3994} against{G1909} her{G846} daughter in law{G3565}, and{G2532} the daughter in law{G3565} against{G1909} her{G846} mother in law{G3994}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The father shalbe devided agaynst the sonne and the sonne agaynst the father. The mother agaynst the doughter and the doughter agaynst the mother. The motereleawe agaynst hir doughterelawe and the doughterelawe agaynst hir motherelawe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The father shal be deuyded agaynst ye sonne, and the sonne agaynst the father: the mother agaynst the doughter, & the doughter agaynst the mother: the mother in lawe agaynst hir doughter in lawe, and ye doughter in lawe agaynst hir mother in lawe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The father shalbe deuided against the sonne, and the sonne against the father: The mother agaynst the daughter, and the daughter agaynst the mother: The mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Referenced Verses

  • Mic 7:6 : 6 For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
  • Zech 13:2-6 : 2 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no longer be remembered; and also, I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart out of the land. 3 And it shall come to pass that when anyone continues to prophesy, then his father and his mother who gave birth to him shall say to him, You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD; and his father and his mother who gave birth to him shall pierce him through when he prophesies. 4 And it shall come to pass in that day that the prophets shall be ashamed, every one of his vision, when he has prophesied; nor shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: 5 But he shall say, I am not a prophet, I am a farmer; for someone taught me to keep cattle from my youth. 6 And one shall say to him, What are these wounds in your hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
  • Matt 10:21-22 : 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.
  • Matt 24:10 : 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

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    51 Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; but rather division.

    52 For from now on there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

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    34 Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth: I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

    35 For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

    36 And a man's enemies will be those of his own household.

    37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • 6 For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

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    12 Now brother shall betray brother to death, and father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

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  • 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

  • 54 And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.

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  • 72%

    25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand:

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    24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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    16 And you shall be betrayed both by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends; and some of you they shall cause to be put to death.

    17 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake.

  • 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

  • 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls.

  • 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

  • 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.

  • 12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

  • 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says the LORD: I will have no pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

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  • 54 So that the man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

  • 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

  • 11 There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

  • 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child shall act proudly against the elder, and the vile against the honorable.

  • 23 He who is not with me is against me: and he who does not gather with me scatters.

  • 3 And it shall come to pass that when anyone continues to prophesy, then his father and his mother who gave birth to him shall say to him, You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD; and his father and his mother who gave birth to him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.

  • 12 And you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,

  • 29 And everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

  • 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

  • 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in your midst, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you I will scatter into all the winds.

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  • 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • 4 For they will turn your son away from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and destroy you suddenly.

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