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Luke 12:52

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 12:52 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke 12:52 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
49I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53They 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.
54And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
55And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For from henceforth there shall be five in one house, etc.] Which are the five following, mentioned in the next verse; the father and the son, the mother and the daughter, and her daughter-in-law, or son's wife; for the mother and mother-in-law are one and the same person, only standing in different relations; as a mother to her own daughter, and a mother-in-law to her son's wife, or to her husband's daughter by his first wife; though the former best answers to the word used: now from the time of Christ's saying these words, or quickly after this, immediately upon his baptism of sufferings, or soon after his death, when the Gospel should be preached more publicly and extensively, this should…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 10:34-36. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“There shall be five in one house, three against two, and two against three - There being an irreconcilable enmity between the Spirit of Christ and the spirit of the world. Luke 12:53”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 41:9; Mic 7:5, Mic 7:6; Joh 7:41-43, Joh 9:16, Joh 10:19-21, Joh 15:18-21, Joh 16:2; Act 13:43-46, Act 14:1-4, Act 28:24 Luke 12:53”
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