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Verse Luke 12:17. _HE THOUGHT WITHIN HIMSELF_] Began to be puzzled in
consequence of the increase of his goods. _Riches_, though ever so
well acquired, produce nothing but vexation and embarrassment....
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HE THOUGHT WITHIN HIMSELF - He reasoned or inquired. He was anxious
and perplexed. Riches increase thought and perplexity. Indeed, this is
almost their only effect - to engross the thoughts and steal...
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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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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 functions of the civil judge....
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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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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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THOUGHT. was reasoning.
WITHIN. Greek. _en._ App-104.
NO. not. Greek _ou._ App-105.
BESTOW. gather together, or lay up....
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_What shall I do_ "He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with
silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase," Ecclesiastes
5:10.
_my fruits_ So "_my_barns," _"my_fruits and _my_goods," an...
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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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ΚΑΡΠΟΎΣ. אA La[254] Ti[255]
[254] La. Lachmann.
[255] Ti. Tischendorf.
17. ΤΊ ΠΟΙΉΣΩ; “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied
with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase,”
Ecclesia...
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EGOTISM REBUKED. THE RICH FOOL...
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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 16. And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a
certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17. And he thought within
himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to...
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ΔΙΕΛΟΓΊΖΕΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΔΙΑΛΟΓΊΖΟΜΑΙ (G1260) рассуждать,
обдумывать что-л., приводить доводы.
_Impf._ изображает длительное действие в
прошлом или является инхоативным: "он
начал рассу...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Man God Called a Fool
Scripture_
Luke 12:13-21 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid
my brother divide the inheritance with me. 14 But he said unto him,
M...
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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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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain
rich man brought forth plentifully:
And he spake a parable ... The ground of a certain rich man brought
forth plentifully: And he t...
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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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I HAVE NO ROOM] 'Thou _hast_ barns, the mouths of the poor which can
hold much; barns which can never be pulled down or destroyed, for they
are heavenly and divine, if indeed it be true that he who fe...
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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 laying up treasure in heaven, not on earth....
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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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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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AND HE THOUGHT WITHIN HIMSELF. — The parable, like that of the Good
Samaritan, is more than a similitude, and reads like an actual
history. There is an almost dramatic vividness in the rich man’s
soli...
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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 man to the flight of a sparrow
through one of their l...
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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 man to the flight of a sparrow
through one of their l...
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_An interlude leading to a change of theme_, in Lk. only....
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_Parable of the rich fool_, simply a story embodying in concrete form
the principle just enunciated: teaching the lesson of Psalms 49, and
containing apparent echoes of Sir 11:17-3....
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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. He lays down great principles,
obedience to which will b...
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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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And he (f) thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I
have no room where to bestow my fruits?
(f) Reckoned with himself, which is the characteristic of covetous
surly men who spend th...
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CHAPTER 25
LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES
Luke 12:1. _“Meanwhile myriads of the multitude, having come
together, so that they were treading on one another, He began to speak
first to His disciples, Take hee...
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2 _d. To the People: Luke 12:15-21_. _The Rich Fool._ Πρὸς
αὐτούς (“He said _unto them_ ”), Luke 12:15, stands in
opposition to _His disciples_, Luke 12:22. This slight detail confirms
the exactness o...
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(13) And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my
brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. (14) And he said unto
him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider, over you? (15) And he...
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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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17._What shall I do? _Wicked men are driven to perplexity in their
deliberations, because they do not know how any thing is to be
lawfully used; (269) and, next, because they are intoxicated with a
fo...
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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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AND, HE THOUGHT WITHIN HIMSELF,.... And foolish thoughts they were; he
did not think of God, or that there was one, and much less that he was
the author, of all his outward prosperity and plenty; and...
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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have
no room where to bestow my fruits?
Ver. 17. _And he thought within himself_] He was up with the more and
down with the less; he...
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To illustrate his admonition, and give it the greater weight, our Lord
here delivers an important parable. _The ground of a rich man brought
forth plentifully_ This man, it appears, became rich, not b...
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AND HE THOUGHT WITHIN HIMSELF, SAYING, WHAT SHALL I DO BECAUSE I HAVE
NO ROOM WHERE TO BESTOW MY FRUITS?...
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The parable of the rich man:...
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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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13-21 Christ's kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world.
Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do
justly, but wordly dominion is not founded in grace. It does not
encourage...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 12:16...
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Luke 12:17 And G2532 thought G1260 (G5711) within G1722 himself G1438
saying G3004 (G5723) What G5101 do...
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‘And he spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain
rich man brought forth plentifully, and he reasoned within himself,
saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my
fru...
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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 Israel (and the world) is
and how it needs to be made...
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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...
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REASONED WITHIN HIMSELF
(διελογιζετο εν αυτω). Imperfect middle, picturing
his continued cogitations over his perplexity.WHERE TO BESTOW
(που συναξω). Future indicative deliberative, where I shal...
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Luke 12:13
The folly of the rich fool appears:
I. In the fact that he completely ignored his responsibility to God in
the matter of his possessions. He speaks of " _my_fruits," and "
_my_goods," and...
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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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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...
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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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THEN JESUS TOLD THEM THIS PARABLE. To show that riches are no
protection. A RICH MAN HAD LAND. No hint that this man was dishonest.
He worked hard for what he had. WHAT CAN I DO? His riches were in th...
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_The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully_
A SUCCESSFUL WORLDLY POLICY
I. THE PICTURE OF A SUCCESSFUL WORLDLY POLICY.
1. No sin in worldly success.
2. No sin in wise and thoughtf...
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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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_My fruits_. "Did he not," says S. Basil, "collect his crops and incur
the reputation of avarice when he called them his own?" For how many
dangers are there before the harvest is gathered in. The hai...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 12:13. ONE OF THE COMPANY.—Rather, “one out of the
multitude” (R.V.). Perhaps the mention of magistrates and powers
suggested to him Christ’s acting as a judge and giving a decis...
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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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1 John 3:16; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Acts 16:30; Acts 2:37
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Bestow [σ υ ν α ξ ω]. Lit., gather together....
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What shall I do? — The very language of want! Do? Why, lay up
treasure in heaven....