πλὴν, much rather (Schanz, Hahn). ζητεῖτε, etc.: In his version of this great word of Jesus Lk. omits πρῶτον and τὴν δικαιοσύνην, so that it takes this simple and absolute form: seek His (the Father's) kingdom : very probably the original form. As temporal things are added (προστεθήσεται) they do not need to be sought. Mt.'s final word about not caring for to-morrow Lk. omits, either deeming it superfluous, or giving what follows as a substitute.
LUKE 12:31 auvtou/ {B} It is more likely that auvtou/ was replaced by tou/ qeou/ (as has in fact happened in codex Bezae) than vice versa. The reading tou/ qeou/ kai. th.n dikaiosu,nhn auvtou/ is an...
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 6:25....
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. ...
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,...
THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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...
THE KINGDOM OF GOD. See App-114....
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...
LESSONS OF TRUSTFULNESS (22–32), ALMSGIVING (33, 34), AND FAITHFUL WATCHFULNESS (35–48). THE SEARCHING EFFECT OF CHRIST’S WORK (49–53)...
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...
Ver 27. Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28. If then God so clothe the grass, whi...
ΠΛΉΝ (G4133) однако, противительное использование (Thrall, 21; _см._ Luke 22:21). ΖΗΤΕΊΤΕ _praes. imper. act., см._ Luke 12:29. _Praes. imper._ призывает к постоянному отношению или образу жизни, ΠΡ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
(27-31) CONSIDER THE LILIES HOW THEY GROW. — See Notes on Matthew 6:28. There are, however, some noticeable variations, as (1) in Luke 12:27, in the better MSS., _they spin not, they weave not;_ (2) t...
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...
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...
(8) But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. (8) They will lack nothing who are diligent for the kingdom of heaven....
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...
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...
_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...
(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. (23) The life is more than meat, and the bo...
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...
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...
BUT RATHER SEEK YE THE KINGDOM OF GOD,.... The Vulgate Latin version adds, "first", as also, "and his righteousness", as in Matthew 6:33 and the Ethiopic version reads, "seek his kingdom and righteous...
_And he said unto his disciples_ Having delivered the preceding instructive and awakening parable, whereby he intended to caution the contending brothers and the multitude against covetousness, sensua...
Taking thought for the morrow. Matthew 6:25-34....
BUT RATHER SEEK YE THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. The lilies of the field, with their velvety texture and their inimitably gorgeous colors, present the second object...
A lesson from the fields:...
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,...
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...
OLBGrk; Matthew saith, _seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added, &c._ The particle plhn prefixed here to zhteite, (which we translate _rather seek_),...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book III And your own gospel likewise has it in this wise: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and these things shall be added unto you."[370] Tertullian Against Marcion Bo...
Luke 12:31 But G4133 seek G2212 (G5720) kingdom G932 God G2316 and G2532 all G3956 things G5023 added...
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 unable t...
HIS DISCIPLES SHOULD HAVE THEIR MINDS SET ON HEAVENLY AFFAIRS NOT EARTHLY AFFAIRS (12:22-34). Having made clear His position concerning wealth and its use Jesus now turns to those who have little weal...
“But seek you his Kingly Rule, and these things will be added to you.” So what they should putting all their attention to is rather seeking the Kingly Rule of God. That should take up their full conce...
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...
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...
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...
See Matthew 6:33 for this verse. Luke does not have "first" nor "his righteousness" nor "all....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 affliction...
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...
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...
DO NOT BE WORRIED. These verses about Trust in God are almost identical to those in Matthew 6:25-34. See notes there....
_Seek ye the Kingdom of God_ MANNER OF SANCTIFYING OUR EXERTIONS FOR DAILY BREAD The Lord gives us continually our daily bread, multiplying for this the grain in the field; yet are we contented with...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 3:11; 1 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 13:5; Isaiah 33:16; John 6:27;...
As if Christ had said, let your first and chief care be to promote the kingdom of grace in this world, and to secure the kingdom of glory in the next, and then fear not the want of these outward comfo...