Luke 12:32

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

There is a glimpse in this verse, "the only verse in this section not paralleled in Matthew,"[32] of the circumstances under which the sermon was delivered. The Pharisees, like one of their number at a later date, were breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the Lord; but Jesus calmly assured his chosen that, despite all that, the kingdom would indeed occur and that they should possess it. In Luke 12:31, the kingdom is to be sought; here it is to be given; but "Both are possible, since God gives men the possibility of seeking, and finding God's gift."[33]

[32] Anthony Lee Ash, op. cit., p. 43.

[33] Ibid.