Luke 12:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 12:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:53 WEB — 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.””

Luke 12:53 — World English Bible

Luke 12:53 ASV — 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.”

Luke 12:53 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.'”

Luke 12:53 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

Luke 12:53 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Luke 12:53 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:53 in Context — Luke 12

51 ¿Pensáis que he venido á la tierra á dar paz? No, os digo; mas disensión.

52 Porque estarán de aquí adelante cinco en una casa divididos; tres contra dos, y dos contra tres.

53 El padre estará dividido contra el hijo, y el hijo contra el padre; la madre contra la hija, y la hija contra la madre; la suegra contra su nuera, y la nuera contra su suegra.

54 Y decía también á las gentes: Cuando veis la nube que sale del poniente, luego decís: Agua viene; y es así.

55 Y cuando sopla el austro, decís: Habrá calor; y lo hay.

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What Does Luke 12:53 Mean?

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