Luke 12:48-50
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
48 and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.
Jesus: A Cause of Division.[a] 49 “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! 50 [b]There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!(A)
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