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Verse 34. _WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS_] Men fix their hearts on their
treasures, and often resort to the _place_ where they have deposited
them, to see that all is safe and secure. Let God be the treasur...
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Warning Against Hypocrisy. (Luke 12:1)_
2. Encouragements. (Luke 12:4)
3. Warning Against Covetousness. (Luke 12:15)
4. Warning Against Anxiety. ...
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WARNING AGAINST WORRY (Matthew 6:25 *, Matthew 6:19 *). 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. agree closely,...
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One of the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide
the inheritance with me." He said to him, "Man, who appointed me a
judge or an arbitrator over you?" He said to them, "Watch and gua...
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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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HEART BE ALSO. heart also be....
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Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of
Tolerance._
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called
the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
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LESSONS OF TRUSTFULNESS (22–32), ALMSGIVING (33, 34), AND FAITHFUL
WATCHFULNESS (35–48). THE SEARCHING EFFECT OF CHRIST’S WORK
(49–53)...
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CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the
departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey
(probably to the Feast of the...
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VER 32. FEAR NOT, LITTLE FLOCK; FOR IT IS YOUR FATHER'S GOOD PLEASURE
TO GIVE YOU THE KINGDOM. 33. SELL THAT YOU HAVE, AND GIVE ALMS;
PROVIDE YOURSELVES BAGS WHICH WAX NOT OLD, A TREASURE IN THE HEAVE...
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ΚΑΊ (G2532) также,
ΈΣΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть....
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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 as
paral...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Astuteness in Alertness (Luke 12:13-34)
13 One of the multitude said to him, Teacher, bid my brother divide
the inheritance with me. 14But he said to him, Man, who made m...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_How to be Rich Toward God
Scripture_
Luke 12:22-34 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto
you, Be not anxious for _your_ life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for
your...
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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, THEREFORE I S...
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14 See Exo_2:14.
15 Compare 1Ti_6:6-10.
15 A telling truth which would do more to ameliorate the ills of
humanity than all government, were it heeded, is embodied in the
phrase, "the superfluity of...
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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 the co...
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AGAINST ANXIETY ABOUT WEALTH AND WORLDLY THINGS. Almost the whole of
this section occurs in St. Matthew's Sermon on the Mount. The present
context, however, is very suitable, and is perhaps correct....
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See on Matthew 6:21....
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 12
JESUS WARNS AND ENCOURAGES HIS *DISCIPLES 12:1-12
1 WARNING ABOUT THE FALSE LIVES OF THE *PHARISEES 12:1-3
V1 Thousands of people had gathered. T...
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FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS. — See Note on Matthew 6:21....
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= Matthew 6:21, with σου turned into ὑμῶν....
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_The little flock_, in Lk. only. ποίμνιον (contracted from
ποιμένιον), a flock (of sheep), a familiar designation of the
body of believers in the apostolic age (Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:3);
μικρὸν adds p...
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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 higher...
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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...
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SOLICITUDE
Luke 12:22-31. This item of our Savior's discourse is so identical
with a paragraph in His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6), that I
forbear quotation, the substantial repetition of the Great...
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3 _d. To the Disciples: Luke 12:22-40_. Disengagement from earthly
goods. The following exhortations suppose faith. The believer should
renounce the pursuit of earthly goods: 1. From a feeling of enti...
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_The Application._ “ _And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind._ 30. _For all these
things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father know...
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(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 t...
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The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but
the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was
working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men,
c...
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chapter 12 puts the disciples into this place of testimony by the
power of the Holy Ghost, and with the world opposed to them, after the
Lord's departure. It is the word and the Holy Ghost, instead of...
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FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS,.... Whether in heaven, or in earth, there
will your heart be also: the heart is always set upon the treasure,
and as is a man's treasure, such is his heart, that is, set up...
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For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Ver. 34. _There will your heart be_] Your most inward affection, your
chief joy and trust....
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_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 Fathe...
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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, that are...
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The little flock:...
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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
Pharisees,...
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22-40 Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to
disquieting, perplexing cares, Matthew 6:25. The arguments here used
are for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is t...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 12:33...
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Acts of the Holy Apostle Thomas
and if costly dinners, about these we have received a commandment to
keep away from them, not to be burdened by carousing and drunkenness
and the cares of life;[27]...
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Luke 12:34 For G1063 where G3699 your G5216 treasure G2344 is G2076
(G5748) there G1563 your G5216 heare...
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Luke 12:22-34. WARNING AGAINST WORLDLY CARE, or lessons of trust in
God. These verses were addressed to the disciples (Luke 12:22), and
the connection with what precedes is close.
THEREFORE, since wo...
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THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the
whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist.
A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
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CHAPTER 12 is made up of a series of discourses following each other
in immediate succession, but with less of unity and logical connection
than are found in most of our Lord's recorded sermons. Some...
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WILL BE
(εστα). Last word in the sentence in Luke. Otherwise like Matthew
6:21. See 1 Corinthians 7:32-34 for similar principle....
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Luke 12:22. _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. The life is more than meat, and the...
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Luke 12:13. _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,
Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?_
Our Lord...
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Luke 12:13. _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,
Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?_
Our Lord...
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In this chapter, our Saviour dispels the fears of his disciples
concerning temporal things, and especially their fear of persecution
and their fear of want.
Luke 12:1. In the mean time, when there we...
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CONTENTS: Jesus warns of leaven of the Pharisees. Parable of the rich
fool. Parable of the second coming. Parable of the steward and his
servants. Christ, the divider of men.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, disci...
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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
Isaiah...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 12:33 GIVE TO THE NEEDY is a strong emphasis in
Luke. MONEYBAGS THAT DO NOT GROW OLD is a metaphor for the place where
one stores one’s treasures. The disciples are to exhibit great...
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_For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also._ This is a
conclusion from the former, showing why our Lord said, "Sell that ye
have," namely, that you may show that your heart is not in y...
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CHAPTER 12 VER. 1. _In the mean time when there were gathered together
an innumerable multitude of people._ The Greek has "the myriads of the
multitude." A myriad contains exactly ten thousand, and is...
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_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 12:23. IS MOR...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 12:1
_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 disciples. _The for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12.
We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has
returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to
th...
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Colossians 3:1; Matthew 6:21; Philippians 3:20...