Luke 12:53

“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.”

"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
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What does Luke 12:53 mean?

Luke 12:53 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "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…

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Luke 12:53 - "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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Luke 8:53 - "And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead."
Luke 24:53 - "And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen."
Luke 9:53 - "And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem."
Luke 1:53 - "He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away."
"And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead." - Luke 8:53
Luke 23:53 - "And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid."
Luke 22:53 - "When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
"And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen." - Luke 24:53
Luke 11:53 - "And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:"
"And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem." - Luke 9:53
"He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away." - Luke 1:53
"And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid." - Luke 23:53
"When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness." - Luke 22:53
Isaiah 53:12 - "Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
"And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:" - Luke 11:53
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Luke 24:50-53 - "And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen."
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