And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
And he said unto him, Man. What a contrast is there between this style of address and "My friends," when encouraging His own faithful disciples resolutely to confess Him in the face of all dangers (Luke 12:4)!
Who made me a judge or a divider over you? A remarkable question, coming from such lips, explicitly repudiating an office which Moses assumed (Exodus 2:14), and afterward was divinely called to exercise. Not for such a purpose was the Son of Cod manifested.