forewarn = shew, or warn; p. Luke 3:7 . ye shall fear . See note on Luke 12:4 . Fear . Note the second Anadiplosis. App-6 . Him, which: i.e. God Who. power = authority. See App-172 . into . Greek. eis. App-104 . hell = the Gehenna. See note on 2 Kings 23:10 . Matthew 5:3 , and App-131 . read more
not. See App-105 . two farthings = two assaria. See note on Matthew 10:29 . of = out of. Greek. ek. App-104 . before = in the sight of. Greek. enopion, as in Luke 1:15 . read more
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.In this passage, "Jesus makes it clear that mortal life is by no means man's most valuable possession."[9] The body is not the real "I." Although I have a body, the body is not I. Men should learn, therefore, not to accord fear to men or any... read more
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.Matthew recorded Jesus' use of a variant of this same illustration (Matthew 10:29), "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?" and, as Boles said, "The variation in price depended on the number purchased."[13] If one purchased four, the fifth was thrown in. This affords an interesting sidelight on a commercial practice prevailing through the ages. For Benjamin Franklin's historic use of this thought,... read more
Luke 12:6. For two farthings,— 'Ασσαριων δυο .—The ass, or ancient assarius, which was the tenth part of the denarius, or Roman penny, was also a Roman coin then current in Judea, and in value, as is generally thought, about three farthings of our money. See on Matthew 10:29. read more
4, 5. I say, c.—You will say, That may cost us our life. Be it so but, "My friends, there their power ends." He calls them "my friends" here, not in any loose sense, but, as we think, from the feeling He then had that in this "killing of the body" He and they were going to be affectingly one with each other. read more
5. Fear Him . . . Fear Him—how striking the repetition here! Only the one fear would effectually expel the other. after he hath killed, c.—Learn here—(1) To play false with one's convictions to save one's life, may fail of its end after all, for God can inflict a violent death in some other and equally formidable way. (2) There is a hell, it seems, for the body as well as the soul consequently, sufferings adapted to the one as well as the other. (3) Fear of hell is a divinely authorized and... read more
6, 7. five . . . for two farthings—In Matthew 10:29 it is "two for one farthing"; so if one took two farthings' worth, he got one in addition—of such small value were they. than many sparrows—not "than millions of sparrows"; the charm and power of our Lord's teaching is very much in this simplicity. read more
1. The importance of fearless confession 12:1-12 (cf. Matthew 10:19-20, 26-33)Jesus used His condemnation of the Pharisees’ hypocrisy as an occasion to warn His disciples against being hypocritical. The context of this teaching in Matthew’s Gospel is Jesus’ instruction of the Twelve before He sent them on their mission. Luke recorded that He also taught His disciples the importance of fearless witness under persecution as they moved toward Jerusalem. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:4
I say unto you . Always introduces an important matter. unto = to. Be not afraid ( phobethete). ye shall fear (phobethete) (Luke 12:5 ). Note the Figure of speech Anadiplosis ( App-6 ), by which all the words between are emphasized, by being thus enclosed. not. Greek. me. App-105 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 12:2 , Luke 12:6 , Luke 12:10 , Luke 2:15 , Luke 2:21 , Luke 2:26 , Luke 2:27 , Luke 2:39 , Luke 2:45 , Luke 2:46 , Luk 2:56 , Luk 2:57 , Luk 2:59 . of = from [the hands... read more