King James Version

Luke 12:49

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “upon” (ἐπὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into” (εἰς) before the here.

Πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the object formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.fireἦλθονēlthonto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.βαλεῖνbaleinto throwβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to throw”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “throw”.ἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatθέλωthelōwill Iθέλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “will I”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.will Iεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἤδηēdēalreadyἤδηadverb — “already”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “already”.alreadyἀνήφθηanēphthēkindledἀνάπτω (anaptō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “kindled”, a single actionG381I kindle, set on fire, light.kindled

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εἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

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American Standard Version (1901)

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

Young’s Literal Translation

'Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

World English Bible

“ I came to throw fire on the earth . I wish it were already kindled.

Darby Translation

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

Douay-Rheims

I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?

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