Luke 12:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. ”

Luke 12:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

One of the company - One of the multitude. This man had probably had a dispute with his brother, supposing that his brother had refused to do him justice. Conceiving that Jesus had power over the...
Luke 12:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. (5) For three reasons Christ would not be a judge to divide an inheritance. First, beca...
Luke 12:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Rich Fool. Lk. only. Luke 12:13 . The crowd of Luke 12:1 reappears here. Luke 12:14 . Jesus declines to usurp the functions of the civil judge. Luke 12:15 is an ed...
Luke 12:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Master . Teacher. App-98. divide. Compare Deuteronomy 21:15-17 . with. Greek. meta. App-104.
Luke 12:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Bid my brother divide Our Lord, when requested to undertake the office of dividing an inheritance, refuses to do so. Now as this tended to promote brotherly harmony, and as Christ’s o...
Luke 12:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. Speak to my brother, that he divide - Among the Jews, the children had the inheritance of th...
Luke 12:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Master, speak to my brother, &c.— While Jesus was thus exhorting his disciples, a certain person in the crowd begged that he would persuade his brother, who probably was present, to divide thei...
Luke 12:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And one of the company said unto him, Master [`Teacher' Didaskale ( G1320 )],...
Luke 12:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Leaven of the Pharisees. The Rich Fool 1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and exhorts them to be courageous in face of opposition. This speech is not unsuitable to th...
Luke 12:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And one of the company. — Better, one of the multitude. The request implied a recognition of our Lord’s character as a scribe or Rabbi, but it was for the purpose of asking Him to assume that off...
Luke 12:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 23 THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL. COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of man to the flight of a sparrow through one of the...
Luke 12:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Luke 12:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed...
Luke 12:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. (14) And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider, over you? (15) And h...
Luke 12:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And one of the company said unto him ,.... Not one of the disciples of Christ, but one of the multitude, or crowd, about him, Luke 12:1 Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritanc...
Luke 12:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. Ver. 13....
Luke 12:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

One said, Master, speak to my brother , &c. While Jesus was discoursing, as above related, to his disciple, one of the crowd, that was then collected about Jesus, requested that he would speak t...
Luke 12:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS (vs.1-12) At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His disciples "first of all," warning them to beware of the leaven of the Pharis...
Luke 12:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance wi...
Luke 12:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 13,14. This passage certainly is not recorded for nothing; if it teacheth us any thing, it is this, That matters of civil justice belong not to those whom Christ sends to preach his gospel: that...
Luke 12:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 5 (12:1-14:35). We commence here a new section of Luke. As we shall see this section centres around a mighty act of Jesus in delivering a woman bound by Satan, and thus doubled up and unab...
Luke 12:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 12:13 . One of the company .—Rather, “one out of the multitude” (R.V.). Perhaps the mention of magistrates and powers suggested to him Christ’s acting as a judge and giving a...
Luke 12:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 12:13-21 The folly of the rich fool appears: I. In the fact that he completely ignored his responsibility to God in the matter of his possessions. He speaks of " my fruits," and " my goods...
Luke 12:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The teaching of our Lord, in this chapter, has very much to do with Christianity in connection with this present life, and its cares and troubles. God has nowhere promised us exemption from afflictio...
Luke 12:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Power to cast into hell. The Greek is Gehenna, as on...
Luke 12:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Who made Me a Judge era divider over you? Christ not a civil judge, but a Redeemer; At first sight, Christ’s refusal to interfere between these brothers seems astonishing. Is there not a questi...
Luke 12:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 12:1-42 The Lord , after leaving the Pharisee ' s house , speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him , addressing his words principally to his own discip...
Luke 12:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And one of the company said unto Him, Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me.
Luke 12:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 6:5 ; Acts 8:18 ; Acts 8:19 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Luke 6:45 ; Psalms 17:14

Luke 12:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 12:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 12:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 12:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 12:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 12:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 12:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 12:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 12:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 12:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 12:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 12:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 12:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 12:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 12:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 12:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 12:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 12:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 12:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 12:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Luke 12:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge