Luke 12:13-30

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:16-21

The parable of the rich man: v. 16. And He spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully; v. 17. and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? v. 18. And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. v. 19. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:22-26

Of Trust in God and Preparation for Christ's Coming. Warnings against care: v. 22. And He said unto His disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life what ye shall eat; neither for the body what ye shall put on. v. 23. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. v. 24. Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? v. 25. And which of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:27-31

A lesson from the fields: v. 27. Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. v. 28. If, then, God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O ye of little faith? v. 29. And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. v. 30. For all these things do the nations... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 12:1-34

4. For what the Disciple of the Saviour has, and for what he has not, to take care (Luke 12:1-34)1In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude [lit., the myriads] of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which Isaiah 2:0 hypocrisy. For [But1] there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, 3that shall not be known. Therefore, whatsoever ye... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:13-21

Luke HOW TO PRAY THE RICH FOOL Luk_12:13 - Luk_12:23 . What a gulf between the thoughts of Jesus and those of this unmannerly interrupter! Our Lord had been speaking solemnly as to confessing Him before men, the divine help to be given, and the blessed reward to follow, and this hearer had all the while been thinking only of the share in his father’s inheritance, out of which he considered that his brother had cheated him. Such indifference must have struck a chill into Christ’s heart, and... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:22-23

Luke THE RICH FOOL ANXIOUS ABOUT EARTH, OR EARNEST ABOUT THE KINGDOM Luk_12:22 - Luk_12:31 . The parable of the rich fool was spoken to the multitude, but our Lord now addresses the disciples. ‘Therefore’ connects the following with the foregoing teachings. The warnings against anxiety are another application of the prohibition of laying up treasure for self. Torturing care is the poor man’s form of worldliness, as luxurious self-indulgence is the rich man’s. There are two kinds of gout, as... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:24-28

Luke ANXIOUS ABOUT EARTH, OR EARNEST ABOUT THE KINGDOM Luk_12:22 - Luk_12:31 . The parable of the rich fool was spoken to the multitude, but our Lord now addresses the disciples. ‘Therefore’ connects the following with the foregoing teachings. The warnings against anxiety are another application of the prohibition of laying up treasure for self. Torturing care is the poor man’s form of worldliness, as luxurious self-indulgence is the rich man’s. There are two kinds of gout, as doctors tell... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:29

Luke ANXIOUS ABOUT EARTH, OR EARNEST ABOUT THE KINGDOM STILLNESS IN STORM Luk_12:29 . I think that these words convey no very definite idea to most readers. The thing forbidden is not very sharply defined by the expression which our translators have employed, but the original term is very picturesque and precise. The word originally means ‘to be elevated, to be raised as a meteor,’ and comes by degrees to mean to be raised in one special way-namely, as a boat is tossed by a tough sea. So... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:30-31

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 12:13-21

the Doom of the Money Lover Luke 12:13-21 Our Lord did not come into our world as an earthly judge, adjusting differences between man and man. He lays down great principles, obedience to which will bring heaven into human lives. One of the greatest of these is here enunciated in Luke 12:15 . Covetousness is as much a temptation of the poor man who is wronged as of his rich oppressor; and love for money will inevitably, in poor and rich, becloud the vision and disturb the inner peace. The... read more

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