Testing_ABC_en_tn/luk/12/49.md

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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to teach his disciples.
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# I came to cast fire upon the earth
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"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]])
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# how I wish that it were already kindled
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This exclamation emphasizes how much he wants this to happen. Alternate translation: "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]])
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