Luke 12:13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:13-21

The Danger of Riches (12:13-21). We now come to the first of a series of parables in this section. It is the first demonstration of how distorted Israel (and the world) is and how it needs to be made straight (Luke 13:10-17). This passage results from the approach of a man who, while being among His audience, has not been listening very carefully. For his father has died recently, and his heart is taken up with the question of his inheritance. Significantly it deals with the grip that riches... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:13-21

Luke 12:13-Ecclesiastes : . Parable of the Rich Fool.— Lk. only. Luke 12:13 . The crowd of Luke 12:1 reappears here. Luke 12:14 . Jesus declines to usurp the functions of the civil judge. Luke 12:15 is an editorial link between the incident (in which there is no allusion to covetousness, unless indeed that term be taken to cover the claiming of one’ s rights) and the parable. Tr. “ a man’ s life is not part of his possessions because he has ample wealth” (Moffatt). Luke 12:20 . this night:... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:13-14

This passage certainly is not recorded for nothing; if it teacheth us any thing, it is this, That matters of civil justice belong not to those whom Christ sends to preach his gospel: that work is enough for them. Christ here refuseth the office so much as of an arbitrator. A very learned author tells us, that the practice of bringing civil matters before ecclesiastical men, as judges, began in the captivity of Babylon, the Jews by that means avoiding the bringing their differences before pagan... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:13-21

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 12:13. One of the company.—Rather, “one out of the multitude” (R.V.). Perhaps the mention of magistrates and powers suggested to him Christ’s acting as a judge and giving a decision in his favour. Divide the inheritance.—See Deuteronomy 21:15-17. Whether the claim were just or not cannot be inferred from the narrative.Luke 12:14. Man.—Apparently in reproof. Cf. Romans 2:1; Romans 9:20. A judge or a divider.—The one may mean an ordinary judge, the other an arbitrator specially... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 12:13-21

Luke 12:13-21 The folly of the rich fool appears: I. In the fact that he completely ignored his responsibility to God in the matter of his possessions. He speaks of " my fruits," and " my goods," and the Lord describes him as laying up treasure "for himself" Are we not all too sadly in the same condemnation with him? Are we not all too prone to take to ourselves the sole credit for any property we have acquired, or for any eminence we have reached? Yet it is just as true in every department... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 12:1-59

Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12.We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to the area of the Jordan River beyond Jericho. Where He will sort of absent Himself from the authorities, until such a time as He comes back for the feast of the Passover, and makes His triumphant entry on the Sunday before the feast of the Passover. So just where, here in Luke's account, does Jesus... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 12:1-59

Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Power to cast into hell. The Greek is Gehenna, as on Isaiah 30:33. Matthew 5:22. Luke 12:6 . Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, two assarions. The assarion was the tenth of a denarion. A farthing, that is, the fourth of a penny, though correct in English, is quite erroneous when applied to the denarion, as in the Greek. Matthew 22:19.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:13-14

Luke 12:13-14Who made Me a Judge era divider over you?--Christ not a civil judge, but a Redeemer;At first sight, Christ’s refusal to interfere between these brothers seems astonishing. Is there not a question of justice to be decided? And who is so competent to deal with it as the Holy and Just One? I. THE REASON OF THIS STRANGE REFUSAL. It is sometimes said that Jesus Christ only seeks the eternal salvation of the soul, and does not concern Himself about other human interests. This explanation... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:13

12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. Ver. 13. Master, speak to my brother ] While Christ was busily discoursing about the best things, this importunate fellow interrupts him with this unpleasing, and, therefore, unreasonable request, το ακαιρον πανταχου λυπηρον (Isoc.). But our Saviour soon rejects it, as out of the compass of his calling, and... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 12:13

Master: Luke 6:45, Psalms 17:14, Ezekiel 33:31, Acts 8:18, Acts 8:19, 1 Timothy 6:5 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 8:13 - General Proverbs 26:5 - a fool Jeremiah 2:2 - cry Luke 13:23 - And John 8:11 - Neither read more

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