Luke 12:8

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 12:8-9

See Poole on "Matthew 10:32", See Poole on "Matthew 10:33". Here is a fourth and fifth argument, drawn from the rewards and punishments of such as shall confess or deny Christ before men. Confession here signifies, the owning and adhering to the truths and ways of God in a time of opposition: the reward promised is, Christ’s owning those that do it at the day of judgment; before the Father, saith Matthew; before the angels, saith Luke. Christ hath no need of our owning him, his truth and ways;... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:1-12

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 12:1. An innumerable multitude of people.—“The many thousands of the multitude” (R.V.); lit. “the myriads of the multitude.” The discourse in this chapter is evidently in continuation of what has just been recorded: the cardinal sin of the Pharisees is dealt with, and freedom of speech is commended, in spite of the dangers which it provoked. Unto His disciples first of all.—Opinion is about equally divided as to whether the words should be thus rendered, or “say unto His... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Luke 12:8

Son of man (See Scofield " :-") angels (See Scofield " :-") . 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 12:8

Luke 12:8Whosoever shall confess Me before meThe judgment-seat of ChristI.For FINGER-POSTS that may guide our endeavour to come at the spiritual reality here symbolized, such thoughts as these may serve. 1. Evidently Christ here contrasts the seen and the unseen world as respectively small and great; here a petty vicinage, there a grand environment; here ignorant men, there high intelligences--the angels of God; here ourselves as affected by the examples and opinions of sinners, there ourselves... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:8

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: Ver. 8. Whosoever shall confess me ] Cyprian, reproving the rashness of those Christians that would go on their own accord to the heathen magistrates, professing themselves Christians, whereby they were put to death, hath a good and elegant speech: Confiteri nos magis voluit, quam profiteri. Christ would have us confess him; he saith not profess him. Now he confesseth... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 12:8

Whosoever: 1 Samuel 2:30, Psalms 119:46, Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:10, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 John 2:23, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13, Revelation 3:4, Revelation 3:5 confess: Matthew 25:31-Nahum :, Jude 1:24, Jude 1:25 Reciprocal: Ezra 5:11 - We are Song of Solomon 8:1 - I would Matthew 6:25 - I say Mark 8:38 - ashamed Luke 9:26 - whosoever Luke 23:42 - when John 5:23 - all men John 12:42 - they did not Philippians 2:16 - Holding 1 Timothy 6:12 - hast 1 John 4:15 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 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:And I say to you — If you avoid all hypocrisy, and openly avow my Gospel: The Son of man shall confess you - before the angels - At the last day. Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26. read more

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