Luke 12:1-12

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:5

“But I will warn you whom you shall fear. Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell. Yes, I say to you, Fear him.” The One they should rather go in awe of is the One Who after He has killed the body has power to cast the person into Gehenna, the eternal rubbish dump, the place of fire (Mark 9:43-47; Isaiah 66:24). That is something men cannot do. The name is based on ge-Hinnom, ‘the valley of Hinnom’ which was the rubbish dump and incinerator outside the walls of Jerusalem.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:8-9

“And I say to you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God, but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.” He has been speaking about how they should live generally, but now He turns to the crucial question facing all. And that is as to what their attitude should be to Him. For in the end that is what all comes down to. Deliverance or otherwise will finally depend on a person’s... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:10

“And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him, but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.” Some of those who are called for judgment (such as Paul) may look back to a time when they had not believed, and had even blasphemed against the Son of Man. But they need not fear. Such blasphemy would have been forgiven them once they turned to Jesus Christ. And forgiveness for this will continue to available as He is proclaimed... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:11-12

“And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say, for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Having made clear that death might await some of His disciples (Luke 12:4), which would clearly indicate that many of them might expect to be brought before courts for His sake, He now comforts them in the light of the thought of that eventuality. If they are... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-12

Luke 12. A Collection of Sayings taken from Q and arranged in groups with more or less suitable introductions. Luke 12:1-2 Kings : . Jesus Encourages His Disciples.— (For parallels in Mt. see below.) After a warning against Pharisaism, Jesus exhorts His followers fearlessly to acknowledge Him as their leader and to proclaim His teaching. This may bring trouble upon them, but perfect trust in God will cast out fear. Luke 12:1 . An attempt to connect what follows with ch. 11. Hence the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:1

We read of such a caution given to the disciples, Matthew 16:6. But that is not the same caution with this; there he compared their doctrine to leaven, for the aptness of it to infect others; here he compares their lives to the same thing, and for the same reason: this appeareth to be the same sense of our Saviour here, because he saith their leaven is hypocrisy. There are none so like to do mischief to the better sort of people, as those that, under a mask and exterior disguise of severity and... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:2

It is a proverbial expression: those, and parabolical expressions, may be applied in several cases, and to several subjects: we have met with this before variously applied, Matthew 10:26; Mark 4:22; and in this Gospel, Luke 8:17. Here it is applied as an argument against hypocrisy, or the concealing of naughty and corrupt hearts under the vizor and disguise of demure looks, or fair conversation. In the day of judgment sinners shall walk naked, and men shall see their shame; God will in that day... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:3

We have something very like this Matthew 10:27, spoken by way of precept. It seemeth to be a sentence also variously applied: it may be left indifferent to the reader, whether he will understand it as a promise of the publication of the gospel, (to which purpose it seems to be spoken in the form of a precept, Matthew 10:27), or as a further enlargement of his former discourse, Luke 12:2. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:4-5

See Poole on "Matthew 10:28", where we met with the same. In Luke 12:5-13 our Saviour arms his disciples to encounter those storms of persecution which he knew they would meet with after he should be taken up into heaven. Here are two arguments in this verse: 1. The one drawn from the impotency, or limited power, of the most malicious enemies; they can kill the body, but can do no more. 2. From the mighty power of God, who can cast us into hell. Matthew saith, who can cast body and soul into... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:6-7

See Poole on "Matthew 10:29", and following verses to Matthew 10:31. Our Saviour’s third argument is brought from the providence of God, both his general providence, upholding the beings of all his creatures, so that he forgetteth not a sparrow, though a creature of so minute a value, that two of them are sold for a farthing, as Matthew saith, or five for two farthings, as Luke saith; yea, he so remembereth them, that one of them falls not to the ground without his knowledge and leave, saith... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:8-9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:11-12

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-12

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:1

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:4-5

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:6-7

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