unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/12/49.md

# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues to teach his disciples.

# I came to cast fire upon the earth

"I came to throw fire on the earth" or "I came to set the earth on fire." Possible meanings are 1) Jesus has come to judge people or 2) Jesus has come to purify believers or 3) Jesus has come to cause division among people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# how I wish that it were already kindled

This exclamation emphasizes how much he wants this to happen. AT: "I wish very much that it was already lit" or "how I wish that it had already begun" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`Jesus continues to teach his disciples.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I came to cast fire upon the earth`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"I came to throw fire on the earth" or "I came to set the earth on fire." Possible meanings are 1) Jesus has come to judge people or 2) Jesus has come to purify believers or 3) Jesus has come to cause division among people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# how I wish that it were already kindled`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This exclamation emphasizes how much he wants this to happen. AT: "I wish very much that it was already lit" or "how I wish that it had already begun" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00