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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

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

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

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 12:1-12

the Secret of Fearlessness Luke 12:1-12 The program of this paragraph seems dark. The leaven of evil always at work; the body tortured and killed; confession difficult, denial easy; the trials before synagogues and rulers; the anxiety of witnessing a good confession. The Lord never hesitated in stating the heavy tribulation through which His disciples must come to the Kingdom. But what infinite compensations! Not forgotten by God; our hairs numbered; confessed before the angels; taught how... read more

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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