Luke 12:1-34 BSB

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 12:1-99

Luke 12 INSTEAD OF BEING provoked by the vehement opposition of the scribes and Pharisees, the Lord improved the occasion by calmly instructing His disciples in the presence of the enormous crowd, that the controversy had drawn together. He had just been fuming the searchlight of truth on the religious leaders: He now turned the same light on the disciples and their path. In the first place He warned them against the hypocrisy, which He had just been unmasking in the Pharisees. It is indeed a... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:1-3

Warning against Hypocrisy and Covetousness. The leaven of the. Pharisees: v. 1. In the meantime, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch, that they trod one upon another, He began to say unto His disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. v. 2. For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, neither hid that shall not be known. v. 3. Therefore, whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:4-7

True fearlessness: v. 4. 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. v. 5. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him which, after He hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him. v. 6. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? And not one of them is forgotten before God. v. 7. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore; ye are of more... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:8-12

Confessing Christ: v. 8. Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; v. 9. but he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. v. 10. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. v. 11. And when they bring you unto the synagogues and unto magistrates and powers, take... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:13-15

Warning against avarice: v. 13. And one of the company said unto Him, Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me. v. 14. And He said unto him, Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you? v. 15. And He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. While Jesus was addressing the multitude, there came an interruption. A man in the crowd asked Him to speak to his brother... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

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

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:32-34

The little flock: v. 32. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. v. 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. v. 34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Only a little flock is that of the disciples in the midst of the great mass of the nations of the world; only a few, a mere handful,... 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

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 12:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:1-3

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:4-7

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:8-12

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:13-15

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

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

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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:32-34

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

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