Luke 12:50
New International Version
But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!

New Living Translation
I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.

English Standard Version
I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!

Berean Standard Bible
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

Berean Literal Bible
But I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and how I am distressed until it should be accomplished!

King James Bible
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

New King James Version
But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!

New American Standard Bible
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

NASB 1995
“But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

NASB 1977
“But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

Legacy Standard Bible
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

Amplified Bible
I have a baptism [of great suffering] with which to be baptized, and how [greatly] I am distressed until it is accomplished!

Christian Standard Bible
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how it consumes me until it is finished!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how it consumes Me until it is finished!

American Standard Version
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

Contemporary English Version
I am going to be put to a hard test. And I will have to suffer a lot of pain until it is over.

English Revised Version
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have a baptism to go through, and I will suffer until it is over.

Good News Translation
I have a baptism to receive, and how distressed I am until it is over!

International Standard Version
I have a baptism to be baptized with, and what stress I am under until it's completed!

Majority Standard Bible
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

NET Bible
I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

New Heart English Bible
But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it shall be accomplished!

Weymouth New Testament
But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!

World English Bible
But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how I am pressed until it may be accomplished!

Berean Literal Bible
But I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and how I am distressed until it should be accomplished!

Young's Literal Translation
but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!

Smith's Literal Translation
And I have an immersion to be immersed with; and how am I pressed together till it should be finished!
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I have a baptism, with which I am to be baptized. And how I am constrained, even until it may be accomplished!

New American Bible
There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!

New Revised Standard Version
I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I have a baptism to be baptized with; and I am oppressed until it is fulfilled.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and I am much afflicted until it is fulfilled.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
I have an immersion with which to be immersed, and how distressed I am till it be accomplished!

Godbey New Testament
And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it may be perfected!

Haweis New Testament
But I have a baptism to be baptised with; and how am I distressed in spirit till it is finished!

Mace New Testament
the baptism, which I am to undergo, how do I long till it be accomplished?

Weymouth New Testament
But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!

Worrell New Testament
But I have an immersion to be immersed with; and how am I constrained until it be accomplished!

Worsley New Testament
for I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am straitened till it be accomplished?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Not Peace, But Division
49I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.…

Cross References
Matthew 20:22-23
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered. / “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”

Mark 10:38-39
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?” / “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.

John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

Romans 6:3-4
Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? / We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.

Philippians 2:7-8
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Hebrews 5:7-9
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. / Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. / And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

Isaiah 53:11-12
After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Psalm 22:14-15
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. / My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

John 12:27
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

Matthew 26:38-39
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Mark 14:34-36
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” / Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him. / “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”

John 18:11
“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

Romans 5:9-10
Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him! / For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.


Treasury of Scripture

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

I have.

Matthew 20:17-22
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, …

Mark 10:32-38
And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, …

and.

Psalm 40:8
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

John 4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 7:6-8,10
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready…

straitened.

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Luke 12
1. Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy
13. and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns.
22. We must not worry about earthly things,
31. but seek the kingdom of God;
33. give alms;
35. be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes.
41. Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges,
49. and look for persecution.
54. The people must take this time of grace;
57. because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation.














But I have
The phrase "But I have" introduces a personal declaration from Jesus, emphasizing His awareness and acceptance of His mission. The Greek word for "I have" is "ἔχω" (echō), which implies possession or holding. This indicates Jesus' conscious acknowledgment of the task before Him, underscoring His divine purpose and the inevitability of His journey toward the cross.

a baptism
The term "baptism" here is derived from the Greek word "βάπτισμα" (baptisma), which typically refers to immersion or submersion. In this context, it symbolizes Jesus' impending suffering and death. This metaphorical use of "baptism" reflects the depth and intensity of the experience He is about to endure, akin to being overwhelmed by water. Historically, baptism was a rite of purification, and here it signifies the ultimate act of purification through Jesus' sacrificial death.

to undergo
The phrase "to undergo" suggests a process or experience that Jesus must face. The Greek word "βαπτισθῆναι" (baptisthēnai) is in the passive voice, indicating that this is something that will happen to Him, not something He actively seeks. This highlights the submission of Jesus to the Father's will, fulfilling the prophecies and the divine plan for salvation.

and how distressed I am
The expression "how distressed I am" reveals the emotional and spiritual turmoil Jesus experiences as He anticipates His suffering. The Greek word "συνέχομαι" (synechomai) conveys being held together or constrained, suggesting an intense pressure or burden. This reflects Jesus' humanity, as He grapples with the weight of the impending crucifixion, yet remains resolute in His mission.

until it is accomplished!
The phrase "until it is accomplished" speaks to the completion and fulfillment of Jesus' mission. The Greek word "τελεσθῇ" (telesthē) means to bring to an end or to complete. This underscores the purposefulness of Jesus' journey, pointing to the cross as the culmination of His earthly ministry. It reflects the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, where Jesus' death and resurrection would bring salvation to humanity. The use of "accomplished" assures believers of the certainty and finality of Jesus' work, offering hope and assurance of eternal life.

(50) I have a baptism to be baptized with.--Here we have a point of contact with the words spoken to the sons of Zebedee. (See Notes on Matthew 20:22, and Mark 10:38.) The baptism of which the Lord now speaks is that of one who is come into deep waters, so that the floods pass over him, over whose head have passed and are passing the waves and billows of many and great sorrows. Yet here, too, the Son of Man does not shrink or draw back. What He felt most keenly, in His human nature, was the pain, the constraint of expectation. He was, in that perfect humanity of His, harassed and oppressed, as other sufferers have been, by the thought of what was coming, more than by the actual suffering when it came.

Verse 50. - But I have a baptism to he baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! The baptism he here speaks of was the baptism of pain and suffering and death - what we call the Passion of the Lord. He knew it must all be gone through, to bring about the blessed result for which he left his home in heaven; but he looked on to it, nevertheless, with terror and shrinking. "He is under pressure," says Godet, "to enter into this suffering because he is in haste to get out of it, mournfully impatient to have done with a painful task." This passage of the discourse of Jesus here has been called "a prelude of Gethsemane."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

I have
ἔχω (echō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

a baptism
βάπτισμα (baptisma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 908: The rite or ceremony of baptism. From baptizo; baptism.

to undergo,
βαπτισθῆναι (baptisthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

how
πῶς (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

distressed I am
συνέχομαι (synechomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 4912: From sun and echo; to hold together, i.e. To compress or arrest; figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy.

until
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

it is accomplished!
τελεσθῇ (telesthē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5055: (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge.


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