richmahn_en_tn/luk/12/51.md

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Do you think that I came to bring peace on the earth?

People expected the Messiah to bring them peace from their enemies. Jesus is not going to do that now. AT: "You should not think that I have come to bring peace on earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

but rather division

"but I came to bring division" or "people will divide from each other because I have come"

division

"hostility" or "discord"

there will be five in one house divided

This is an example of the kind of division there will be even within families.

there will be five in one house

It may be helpful to state that this refers to people. AT: "there will be five people in one house" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)

against

"will oppose." It may be helpful to use a longer phrase for each of these occurrences. AT: "will be divided against" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)

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