Luke 12:14

Who made me a judge? — In worldly things. His kingdom is not of this world.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who made me a judge? - It is not my business to settle controversies of this kind. They are to be settled by the magistrate. Jesus came for anoth...
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 func...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

made . appointed, or constituted. Compare Exodus 2:4 . over. Greek. epi. App-104. Not with the same case as in verses: Luke 12:42 ; Luke 12:...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? A judge - Without some judgment given in the case, no division could be made; t...
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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the rich fool (peculiar to Lk). The parable teaches that since death and judgment are inevitable, men ought to devote their attention to...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Who made me? ] Cp. Exodus 2:14 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Man, who made me a judge...? — This is the only instance of our Lord’s so addressing one who had come to Him as a questioner. As in Romans 2:1 ;...
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...
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....
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,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto him, man ,.... Or "friend", as the Ethiopic version renders it; that is, Jesus said to him, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic ver...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? Ver. 14. A judge or a divider over you ] It is work enough for a minister r...
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 coll...
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,"...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, spea...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " 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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Danger of Riches (12:13-21). We now come to the first of a series of parables in this section. It is the first demonstration of how distorted...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?” Jesus' reply is indicative of how He saw His position. He had not been sent t...
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 sugges...
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 posses...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 12:13-14 . And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Ma...
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 . Powe...
The Biblical Illustrator

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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 ,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning against avarice:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And He said unto him, Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 2:14 ; John 18:35 ; John 18:36 ; John 6:15 ; John 8:11 ; Luke 22:58 ; Luke 5:20 ; Romans 2:1 ; Romans 2:3 ; Romans 9:20

¹⁴ And he said unto him,Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

Related Commentaries of Luke 12:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 12:14