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I came to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were kindled already!

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I came To come, go. V-AIA-1S H2064 ἦλθον ēlthon
to cast (a) to cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: to place, put, drop. V-ANA H906 βαλεῖν balein
fire Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. N-ANS H4442 Πῦρ pur
earth, The earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region. N-AFS H1093 γῆν gēn
how Who, which, what, why. IPro-ANS H5101 τί ti
I wish To will, wish, desire, to be willing, intend, design. V-PIA-1S H2309 θέλω thelō
already! Already; now at length, now after all this waiting. Adv H2235 ἤδη ēdē
it were kindled To kindle, set on fire, light. V-AIP-3S H381 ἀνήφθη anēphthē

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Berean Bible I came to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were kindled already!
King James Bible I came am come to cast send fire upon on the earth, earth; and how I wish what will I, if it were kindled already!be already kindled?
Hebrew Greek English I came "I have come to cast fire upon the earth, earth; and how I wish it were kindled already!already kindled!
New American Standard Bible 1995 I came "I have come to cast fire upon the earth, earth; and how I wish it were kindled already!already kindled!