Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:16
The ground of a certain rich man, etc. - He had generally what is called good luck in his farm, and this was a remarkably plentiful year. read more
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Adam Clarke
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:17
He thought within himself - Began to be puzzled in consequence of the increase of his goods. Riches, though ever so well acquired, produce nothing but vexation and embarrassment. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:18
I will pull down, etc. - The rich are full of designs concerning this life, but in general take no thought about eternity till the time that their goods and their lives are both taken away. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:19
Soul, thou hast much goods - Great possessions are generally accompanied with pride, idleness, and luxury; and these are the greatest enemies to salvation. Moderate poverty, as one justly observes, is a great talent in order to salvation; but it is one which nobody desires. Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry - This was exactly the creed of the ancient Atheists and Epicureans. Ede, bibe, lude; post mortem nulla voluptas . What a wretched portion for an immortal spirit! and yet... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:20
Thou fool! - To imagine that a man's comfort and peace can depend upon temporal things; or to suppose that these can satisfy the wishes of an immortal spirit! This night - How awful was this saying! He had just made the necessary arrangements for the gratification of his sensual appetites; and, in the very night in which he had finally settled all his plans, his soul was called into the eternal world! What a dreadful awakening of a soul, long asleep in sin! He is now hurried into the... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:21
So is he - That is, thus will it be. This is not an individual case; all who make this life their portion, and who are destitute of the peace and salvation of God, shall, sooner or later, be surprised in the same way. Layeth up treasure for himself - This is the essential characteristic of a covetous man: he desires riches; he gets them; he lays them up, not for the necessary uses to which they might be devoted, but for himself; to please himself, and to gratify his avaricious soul. Such... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:22
Take no thought - Be not anxiously careful. See on Matthew 6:25 ; (note). read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:25
To his stature one cubit? - See on Matthew 6:27 ; (note). read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:5
Verse 5 Luke 12:5.Yea, I say to you, Fear Him This is an emphatic, (596) repetition of the statement. Christ must be viewed as saying, that when we give way to the dread of men, we pay no respect to God; and that if on the contrary we fear God, we have an easy victory in our hands, so that no efforts of men will draw us aside from our duty. The experience of every age shows the great necessity of this exhortation to the ministers of Christ, and likewise to all believers in general: for there... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:15
Beware of covetousness - Or rather, Beware of all inordinate desires. I add πασης , all, on the authority of ABDKLM-Q, twenty-three others, both the Syriac, all the Persic, all the Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, all the Itala, and several of the primitive fathers. Inordinate desires. Πλεονεξιας , from πλειον , more, and εχειν , to have; the desire to have more and more, let a person possess whatever he may. Such a disposition of mind is never satisfied; for, as soon... read more