Luke 12:8-12 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:1-12

An evil to be shunned, and a virtue to be cultivated. Jesus had been partaking of the light forenoon meal with a Pharisee. In this Pharisee's house he proclaimed war to the death with the bigots who had been dogging his steps. A small fire may kindle much wood. For some reason unknown to us, he had omitted the washing of hands before sitting down to meat. Instantly the whole company turned on him with scowl and sneer and shrug. And the action of the Truth incarnate, in reply to this, was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:1-12

A call to courage. The commotion between the scribes and Pharisees and our Lord seems to have increased his audiences, as we find "an innumerable multitude," as the Authorized Version has it, or "the many thousands of the multitude,'' as the Revised has it, treading on one another in eagerness to hear him. And his subject at this time is important—a denunciation of Pharisaic hypocrisy and a call to courage under their certain opposition. And here we have to notice— I. THE CURE FOR... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:1-59

The Lord , after leaving the Pharisee ' s house , speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him , addressing his words principally to his own disciples. The foregoing scene ( Luke 11:1-54 .), when the Master addressed his bitter reproaches to the learned and cultivated of the great Pharisee party, took place in a private house belonging to an apparently wealthy member of this, the dominant class. The name of the large village or provincial town where all this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:8

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. The great Teacher pursues the subject of the future of his disciples. It is by no means only to a wise fear of that God, whose hand stretches beyond this life, that he appeals as a mighty inducement for his servants utterly to disregard all dangers which may meet them in the course of their service; he tells them, too, of a splendid recompense, which will assuredly be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:8-9

Confessing Christ. From these solemn words we gather— I. THAT CHRISTIANITY CENTRES IN THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST . Our Lord taught us much concerning ourselves —the inestimable value of our spiritual nature; the real source and spring of evil in our own souls; the true excellency of a human life; whom we should regard as our neighbor, etc. But he taught us still more of himself —of his relations with the Divine Father; of his essential superiority even to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:9

But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. Splendid as would the recompense be to the faithful and the loyal, equally shameful would be the guerdon meted out to the cowardly and faint-hearted. Before the same glorious throng would the King detail the failure, through slavish fear, of those whom he had chosen for so royal a service. Such an announcement as this proclamation of glory and of shame before the holy angels, in which stupendous scene he , the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:10

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him . And yet even that offense, which consisted in playing the renegade and the coward; which refused to suffer for him here; which, out of slavish fear of man, consented to abandon his pure and righteous cause;— that offense, which would be proclaimed before the angels of heaven, would in the end find forgiveness. Some commentators point, as an illustration of this, to the fact of the dying Lord praying on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:11

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer. The Master comes back again to his old calm, and continues his loving instructions to his disciples; and turning again to the little group of his friends, he says. to them." When they bring you before hostile tribunals, special help, you will find, will be given you. Have no fear, then, that you will be wanting in wisdom or courage; the Holy Spirit of God will... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:2-9

Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32.Luke 12:3Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still prevails in the East. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 51, 52) says: “At the present day, local governors in country districts cause their commands thus to be published. Their proclamations are generally made in the evening, after the people have returned from their labors in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:10

See the notes at Matthew 12:32. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:1-59

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:2-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:10

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