Luke 12:32 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ”

Luke 12:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Little flock - Our Saviour often represents himself as a shepherd, and his followers as a flock or as sheep. The figure was beautiful. In Judea it was a common employment to attend flocks. The sh...
Luke 12:32 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(9) Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (9) It is a foolish thing not to look for small things at the hands of him who freely gives us the greatest...
Luke 12:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Warning against Worry ( Matthew 6:25-33 *, Matthew 6:19-21 *). In Mt. the section follows the saying about God and Mammon, with which the parable just given by Lk. has an analogy. Lk. and Mt. ag...
Luke 12:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

little flock. Compare Psalms 23:1 . Isaiah 40:11 . Matthew 26:31 . Joh 10:12-16. it is your Father's good pleasure . your Father took delight. The King was present: what could He not supply?
Luke 12:32 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:32 . Fear not, little flock By this declaration our Lord strengthens the confidence to which he had exhorted his people: for how would God refuse worthless and perishing food to thos...
Luke 12:32 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1528 THE PRIVILEGES OF CHRIST’S FLOCK Luke 12:32 . Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom . AMONG the many faculties which exalt man ab...
Luke 12:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Fear not, little flock - Or, very little flock, το μικρον ποιμνιον. This is what some term a double diminutive,...
Luke 12:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Fear not, little flock, &c.— "Since the will of God is your everlasting happiness, he will surely bestow on you the necessaries of the present life." This part of the charge may be considered a...
Luke 12:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. And he said unto his disciples, Therefo...
Luke 12:32 - 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 12:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Fear not, little flock. — The words continue to be spoken to the inner circle of the disciples. They are “ the little flock” (the Greek has the article) to whom the Father was pleased to give the...
Luke 12:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cure for Anxious Care Luke 12:22-34 Notice this contrast between two kinds of men: the one cares for himself, is anxious for this life, worries about food and clothes and standing a cubit h...
Luke 12:32 - 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 12:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(32) Fear not little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (33) Sell that ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens...
Luke 12:32 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE MINISTRY AND THE KINGDOM ‘Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.’ Luke 12:32 I ask you to dwell with me for a little while on some thought...
Luke 12:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Fear not little flock ,.... these words are particularly directed to the immediate apostles and disciples of Christ; but are true of all the saints in all ages of time, who are compared to a "flock...
Luke 12:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added...
Luke 12:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Fear not, little flock You, my dear property and charge, however feeble you may seem; fear not, I say, that you shall be left destitute of those common blessings of providence, for it is your Fath...
Luke 12:32 - 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 12:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall...
Luke 12:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Our Saviour had mentioned a kingdom, Luke 12:31 . How much too big a thought was this for fishermen, and others of his poor hearers, to entertain! He therefore here assures them of the thing, that...
Luke 12:32 - 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 12:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 12:22 . Take no thought .—Rather, “be not anxious” (R.V.). The meaning of the word “thought” has changed since 1611. Then it meant “anxiety” (see 1 Samuel 9:5 ). Luke 12:2...
Luke 12:32 - Scofield Reference Notes

kingdom ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 3:2 ).
Luke 12:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 12:32 The Kingdom for the Children. It is to comfort and assure "the little flock" that our Lord means when He says these words. And you will observe that His argument is twofold one in the...
Luke 12:32 - 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 12:32 - 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 12:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Fear not, little flock. Christians forbidden to fear I. AN AGREEABLE RESEMBLANCE. A flock ( Psalms 79:13 ; John 10:27 ). The flock of Christ is-- 1. A purchased flock ( 1 Corinthians 6:20 ;...
Luke 12:32 - 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 12:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
Luke 12:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:3-5 ; 2 Peter 1:11 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:11 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:5 ; Ephesians 1:5-9 ; Hebrews 12:28 ; Isaiah 40:11 ; Isaiah 41:14 ; Isaiah 53:6 ; James 2:5 ; Jeremiah 3:19 ; John...
Luke 12:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom — How much more food and raiment? And since ye have such an inheritance, regard not your earthly possessions.

Luke 12:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 12:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 12:32 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 12:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 12:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 12:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 12:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 12:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 12:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 12:32 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 12:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 12:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 12:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 12:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 12:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 12:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 12:32 - Scofield Reference Notes

Luke 12:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 12:32 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 12:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 12:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 12:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Luke 12:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 12:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes