E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:13
Master = Teacher. App-98 . divide. Compare Deuteronomy 21:15-17 . with. Greek. meta. App-104 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:14
made = appointed, or constituted. Compare Exodus 2:4 . over. Greek. epi. App-104 . Not with the same case as in verses: Luke 12:42 , Luke 12:44 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:15
Take heed = See. Greek. horao. App-133 . beware = keep yourselves from, covetousness. All the texts read "all covetousness". man's = to any one. life. Greek zoe. See App-170 . Not so with bios ( App-171 .) possesseth. Greek. huparcho. see Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:6 (being); Luke 3:20 ("is "). read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:16
ground = estate. Greek. chora. brought forth plentifully. Greek euphoreo. Occurs only here. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:17
thought = was reasoning. within. Greek. en. App-104 . no = not. Greek ou. App-105 . bestow = gather together, or lay up. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:18
barns = granaries. fruits = produce. Not the same word as in Luke 12:17 . Tr. WI R read "the corn". goods = good things. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:19
my soul. Idiom for "myself". Greek. mou psuche . See App-13 ., App-110 , and note on Jeremiah 17:21 . soul = psuche. See App-110 . laid up = laid by. for (Greek. eis. App-104 .) many years. Compare Proverbs 27:1 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:20
fool . See note on Luke 11:40 . this night = this very night. thy soul = thy life. App-110 . shall be required = they demand. Only here and Luke 6:30 . Tr. A WI read "is required". But both are impersonal, referring to some unknown invisible agencies which carry out God's judgments or Satan's will. Compare Psalms 49:15 .Job 4:19 ; Job 18:18 ; Job 19:26 ; Job 34:20 . In a good sense compare Isaiah 60:11 . which, &c. In the Greek this clause is emph., standing before the question "then... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:21
toward . Greek. eis. App-104 . read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 12:22-34
42. Concern about material things (Matthew 6:19-34; Luke 12:22-34)People who come into the kingdom of God should not view the material things of earthly life as others view them. They should put God’s interests first and be generous in giving to others. Those who set their hearts on material things are being disloyal to God, and guarantee bitter disappointment for themselves in the end (Matthew 6:19-21).To illustrate the results of right and wrong attitudes to material things, Jesus referred to... read more