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50 There is a kind of baptism[a] that I must suffer through. I feel very troubled until it is finished. 51 Do you think I came to give peace to the world? No, I came to divide the world! 52 From now on, a family of five will be divided, three against two, and two against three.

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  1. Luke 12:50 baptism This word, which usually means to be immersed in water, has a special meaning here—being covered or “buried” in troubles.

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