The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.
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.
Luke 12:53 The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.
Luke 12:54 Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloude rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower commeth: and so it is.
Luke 12:55 And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: and it commeth to passe.
The verse centers on "father", "shalbe", "deuided", "against", and "sonne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "shalbe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 52's "For from hencefoorth there shall be fiue..." into verse 54's "Then said he to the people When...", so "father" and "shalbe" 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 "father" and "shalbe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.