Luke 12:50 (YLT)

Passage

but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!

Nearby Context

Luke 12:48 and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

Luke 12:49 `Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

Luke 12:50 but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!

Luke 12:51 `Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;

Luke 12:52 for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided--three against two, and two against three;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "baptism", "baptized", "pressed", "till", and "completed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "baptism" and "baptized", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "Fire I came to cast to the..." into verse 51's "Think ye that peace I came to...", so "baptism" and "baptized" 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 "baptism" and "baptized" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.