Luke 12:52

“For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Luke 12:52

For from henceforth there shalbe fiue in one house diuided, three against two, and two against three.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Luke chapter 12

for from now on five {members} in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.
- Basic English Bible

for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:
- Darby Bible

For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.
- Douay Rheims Bible

For from henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
- Webster's Bible

For from this time there will be in one house five persons split into parties. Three will form a party against two and two will form a party against three;
- Weymouth Bible

For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
- World English Bible

For fro this tyme ther schulen be fyue departid in oon hous; thre schulen be departid ayens tweyne, and tweyne schulen be departid ayens thre;
- Wycliffe Bible

for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Hiwi's comment on 2020-11-04 01:32:43:

Thank you, the Israeli household explanation answers my question. God bless!!

Bendito Palavra's comment on 2020-11-03 13:48:26:

The important point of this lesson is the division that will come, not necessarily the count. Jesus Christ is the great dividing line in humanity, whether we are his or not. We are shown here that even our families and households, where unity is presumed, will not be exempt.

The list of relationships would be typical of a household in Israel. Father/son, mother/daughter, mother in law/daughter in law. If married, a daughter would then be joined to her husband's household.

Matthew 10:34-38 is a parallel passage emphasizing that Jesus Christ must be our primary allegiance, above even our closest kin.

Hiwi's comment on 2020-11-03 10:03:30:

Why is the number of the family chosen to be 5? Does it represent anything? Any reference from other chapters of the bible?

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