John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:23
23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Ver. 23. See Matthew 6:25-27 read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:24
24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? Ver. 24. See Matthew 6:25-27 read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:25
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? Ver. 25. See Matthew 6:25-27 read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:26
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Ver. 26. For the rest ] For superfluities, when ye cannot provide yourselves of necessaries. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:27
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Ver. 27. Consider the lilies, &c. ] Women and children use herbs and flowers to look on and smell to; apothecaries and others use them for food and physic; divines and all good people, for information and instruction in the best things; this being the chief use and end of all the creatures, ut scalae nobis, et alae fiant, that they... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:29
28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. Ver. 29. Neither be ye of doubtful mind ] μη μετεωριζεσθε . Hang not in suspense, as meteors do in the air, not certain whether to hang or fall to the ground. Meteora dicta volunt quod animos hominum suspensos, dubios, et quasi fluctuantes... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:32
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Ver. 32. Fear not, little flock ] Gr. little, little flock. There is in the original a double diminutive. If we divide the known parts of the world into three equal parts, the Christians’ part is... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:33
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. Ver. 33. A treasure in the heavens ] As a merchant being to travel into a far country, doth deliver his money here upon the exchange that so he may be sure to receive it again at his arrival in that country; so let us that are passing into another country lay up something that may stand us in stead in that day. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:34
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Ver. 34. There will your heart be ] Your most inward affection, your chief joy and trust. read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:33
Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give almsSell allDo not hoard it for yourself; do not, like the rich fool, call them your fruits.Do not consider yourselves proprietors of your goods. Regard them not as yours, but as God’s. Sell them to God, and dispose of them in mercy for the wants of others. This is not a command that no money be kept for our own use, but that righteousness should not be neglected through fear of poverty. They make the best of bargains, who secure eternal life. They obtain... read more