48. "But suppose the servant does not know his master's wishes. And suppose he does things for which he should be punished. He will be beaten with only a few blows. "Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. Even more will be asked of the person who is supposed to take care of much.
49. "I have come to bring fire on the earth. How I wish the fire had already started!
50. But I have a baptism of suffering to go through. And I will be very troubled until it is completed.
51. "Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you. I have come to separate people.
52. From now on there will be five members in a family, each one against the other. There will be three against two and two against three.
53. They will be separated. Father will turn against son and son against father. Mother will turn against daughter and daughter against mother. Mother-in-law will turn against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
54. Jesus spoke to the crowd. He said, "You see a cloud rising in the west. Right away you say, 'It's going to rain.' And it does.
55. The south wind blows. So you say, 'It's going to be hot.' And it is.
56. You pretenders! You know how to understand the appearance of the earth and the sky. Why can't you understand the meaning of what is happening right now?