Luke

Luke 12:49

⁴⁹I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have come	ἦλθον	ēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to ignite	βαλεῖν	balein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
a fire	Πῦρ	Pyr	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
earth	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
how	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
I wish	θέλω	thelō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
it were already kindled	ἀνήφθη	anēphthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G381 I kindle, set on fire

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.