Verse 49
I am come = Icame, &c.
send. Greek. ballo. In fourteen out of the eighteen occurrences in Luke, rendered "cast". See verses: Luk 28:88 .
fire . See Joel 2:30 , &c. Had the nation received Him, all that the prophets had spoken would have been fulfilled. So would it have been had Peter's proclamation been received (Acts 5:18-26 ). See note on Luke 12:51 .
on = into. Greek. eis. App-104 . But all the texts read epi ( App-104 . ix. 3). earth. Greek. ge. App-129 .
what will I . . . ? = what do I wish? Figure of speech Aposiopesis, App-6 (no answer being required or given).
if it be , &c. Another Aposiopesis ( App-6 ) repeated. The Lord was "straitened "(Luke 12:50 ). The nation had not yet finally rejected Him. App-118 .
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