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William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 12:32

Luke 12:32 The Kingdom for the Children. It is to comfort and assure "the little flock" that our Lord means when He says these words. And you will observe that His argument is twofold one in the nature of their Father, and the other in the character of the Father's gift. I. You cannot observe the workings of any mind without seeing that there is a strong tendency to treat God as if He were anything else rather than a Father, as if He were a God unwilling to love us and save us. Because we are... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 12:32

DISCOURSE: 1528THE PRIVILEGES OF CHRIST’S FLOCKLuke 12:32. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.AMONG the many faculties which exalt man above the brute creation, that of being able to look into futurity is by no means the least: but while this in many instances elevates him with hope, in many other instances it depresses him with fear. Hence he is often filled with anxiety to secure the good he hopes for, and to avert the evil which he dreads.... 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 12:32

Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock.--Christians forbidden to fearI. AN AGREEABLE RESEMBLANCE. A flock (Psalms 79:13; John 10:27). The flock of Christ is--1. A purchased flock (1 Corinthians 6:20; 2 Peter 2:1; Acts 20:28). 2. A flock washed in the blood of Jesus (1 John 1:7; Revelation 1:5). 3. A chosen flock (Matthew 20:16; Mark 13:20). 4. A marked flock (2 Timothy 2:19; John 13:35). 5. A patient flock--under provocations, and amidst sufferings and delays Job 1:22; Romans 12:12; Luke 21:19;... read more

Joseph Exell

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

John Trapp

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

John Trapp

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

John Trapp

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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