Luke 12:50 (GNV)

Passage

Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptisme, and how am I grieued, till it be ended?

Nearby Context

Luke 12:48 But he that knewe it not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with fewe stripes: for vnto whomsoeuer much is giuen, of him shalbe much required, and to whom men much commit, the more of him will they aske.

Luke 12:49 I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled?

Luke 12:50 Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptisme, and how am I grieued, till it be ended?

Luke 12:51 Thinke ye that I am come to giue peace on earth? I tell you, nay, but rather debate.

Luke 12:52 For from hencefoorth there shall be fiue in one house deuided, three against two, and two against three.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "notwithstanding", "must", "baptized", "baptisme", "grieued", "till", and "ended". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "notwithstanding" and "must", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "I am come to put fire on..." into verse 51's "Thinke ye that I am come to...", so "notwithstanding" and "must" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "notwithstanding" and "must" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.