I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
— Jesus Christ Ancient

Founder of Christianity

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Gospel of Luke 12:49-50

Date / Period

c. 30-33 CE

Category

Shocking

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