Cross references

Luke 12:51

Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

Luke 12:51 BSB

Luke 12:51 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 10:34–36 (21 votes) and Luke 12:49 (7 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 5 other books, from Song of Solomon 1 to Acts 19.

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Which verses does Luke 12:51 point to?

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  1. Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. …

  2. Luke 12:497 votes

    I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

  3. Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

  4. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. …

  5. Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

  6. So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock. And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

Which verses point to Luke 12:51?

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