47. “The servant who knows what his master wants but is not ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows!
48. But the servant who does not know what his master wants and does things that should be punished will be beaten with few blows. Everyone who has been given much will be responsible for much. Much more will be expected from the one who has been given more.”
49. Jesus continued speaking, “I came to set fire to the world. I wish it were already burning!
50. I must be baptized with a different kind of baptism. I feel very troubled until it is over.
51. Do you think that I came to give peace to the world? No! I came to divide the world!
52. From now on, a family with five people will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
53. A father and son will be divided: The son will be against his father. The father will be against his son. A mother and her daughter will be divided: The daughter will be against her mother. The mother will be against her daughter. A mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law will be divided: The daughter-in-law will be against her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law will be against her daughter-in-law.”
54. Then Jesus said to the people, “When you see clouds coming up in the west, you say, ‘It’s going to rain.’ And soon it begins to rain.
55. When you feel the wind begin to blow from the south, you say, ‘It will be a hot day.’ And you are right.
56. Hypocrites! You can understand the weather. Why don’t you understand what is happening now?
57. “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right?
58. When someone is suing you, and you are going with him to court, try hard to settle it on the way. If you don’t settle it, he may take you to the judge. The judge might turn you over to the officer. And the officer might throw you into jail.
59. You will not get out of there until they have taken everything you have.”