Luke 12:15-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 12:21

(21) So is he that layeth up treasure for himself.—See Note on Matthew 6:19. To be “rich towards God” finds its explanation in the language, probably suggested by it, which bids us to be “rich in good works” (1 Timothy 6:18). read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 12:1-59

Luke 12:1 The words follow an account of the Pharisees' attempt to ensnare Jesus, and Weiss's contention is that Jesus warns His disciples, not against the 'simulatio' of the Pharisees, who 'cloaked their real disposition under the appearance of extreme piety, but simply against "dissimulatio" in the sense of Galatians 2:13 , i.e. the temper which would hide its true convictions owing to the fear of man'. The man who practises ὑπόκρισις of any kind plays a part. He is insincere. But his... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 12:10-21

Chapter 23THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL.COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of man to the flight of a sparrow through one of their lighted halls, coming out of the night, and then disappearing in the dark winter whence it came; and he asked for Christianity a candid hearing, if perhaps she might tell the secrets of the beyond. And so indeed she does, lighting up the "dark winter" with a bright, though a partial apocalypse. It is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 12:16-22

Chapter 23THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL.COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of man to the flight of a sparrow through one of their lighted halls, coming out of the night, and then disappearing in the dark winter whence it came; and he asked for Christianity a candid hearing, if perhaps she might tell the secrets of the beyond. And so indeed she does, lighting up the "dark winter" with a bright, though a partial apocalypse. It is... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 12:1-59

CHAPTER 12 1. Warning Against Hypocrisy. (Luke 12:1-3 ) 2. Encouragements. (Luke 12:4-14 ) 3. Warning Against Covetousness. (Luke 12:15-21 ) 4. Warning Against Anxiety. (Luke 12:22-31 ) 5. The Disciples Comfort and Hope. (Luke 12:32-40 ) 6. The Parable of the Steward. (Luke 12:41-48 ) 7. The Purpose of God and the Resulting Division. (Luke 12:49-53 ) 8. Concerning signs. (Luke 12:54-57 ) 9. The Failure of Israel. (Luke 12:58-59 .) Luke 12:1-31 Nearly all of the entire twelfth chapter... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:15

12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of {c} covetousness: for a man’s life {d} consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.(c) By covetousness is meant that greedy desire to get, commonly causing hurt to other men.(d) God is the author and preserver of man’s life; goods are not. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:16

12:16 {6} And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The {e} ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:(6) There are none more mad than rich men who depend upon their riches.(e) Or rather country, for here is set forth a man that possesses not only a piece of ground, but a whole country, as they do who join house to house, and field to field; Isaiah 5:8 . read more

John Calvin

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 12:21

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 12:1-59

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 12:10-21

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 12:16-22

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:15

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:16

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:17

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:19

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 12:21

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