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ButδὲI haveἔχωan immersionβάπτισμαto be immersed with,βαπτισθῆναιandκαὶhowπῶςdistressed I amσυνέχομαιuntilἕως ὅτουit is accomplished!τελεσθῇ
Luke 12:50
Study it in the app“But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:50, word by word
- I haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- an immersionβάπτισμαbaptisma
suffering
The suffering Jesus was to go through.
Where else “baptisma” appears- to be immersed withβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnai
be plunged
To be plunged into suffering, as Jesus was.
Where else “baptisthēnai” appears- distressed I amσυνέχομαιsynechomai
press
To press from within, give no rest.
Where else “synechomai” appears- it is accomplishedτελεσθῇtelesthēi
carry out
To complete what was said or commanded.
Where else “telesthēi” appears
Translation note
It can be understood that the immersion that awaits him is his suffering and his death (compare Mark 10:38).
The context
49I came to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish that it were already kindled!
50 · This verse (above)
51Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?