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Verse 46. _WITH THE UNBELIEVERS._] Or, rather, _the unfaithful_;
των σπιστων. Persons who had the light and knowledge of
God's word, but made an improper use of the privileges they received.
The pers...
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See the notes at Matthew 24:42.
SECOND WATCH - See the notes at Matthew 14:25....
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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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THE FAITHFUL STEWARD (Matthew 24:45 *). Luke 12:39 is peculiar to Lk.
The answer to Peter's question is that the injunctions to watchfulness
are particularly applicable to the Twelve. This is emphasiz...
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"Let your loins be girt and your lamps burning. Be like men who are
waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that,
when he comes and knocks, they will open to him immediately....
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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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AT. in, as in preceding clause.
IS NOT AWARE. knows not. App-132.
CUT HIM IN SUNDER. Compare Daniel 2:5.Hebrews 11:37.
UNBELIEVERS. unfaithful....
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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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_will cut him in sunder_ This was literally a punishment prevalent
among some ancient nations, 2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3; Daniel
2:5; Herod. vii. 39. Comp....
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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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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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ΔΙΧΟΤΟΜΉΣΕΙ ΑΥ̓ΤΌΝ. This was literally a punishment
prevalent among some ancient nations, 2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles
20:3; Daniel 2:5; Herod. Luke 7:
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Ver 41. Then Peter said to him Lord, speak you this parable to us, or
even to all? 42. And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household,...
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ΉΞΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΉΚ (G2240) приходить,
ΠΡΟΣΔΟΚΦ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΣΔΟΚΆΩ (G4328)
ожидать,
ΔΙΧΟΤΟΜΉΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΔΙΧΟΤΟΜΈΩ
(G1371) разрубать надвое. Может быть как
буквальным...
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AND CUT HIM IN SUNDER,— See the note on Matthew 24:51....
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Action as Alertness (Luke 12:35-48)
35 Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, 36and be like men
who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage...
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The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder,
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
THE...
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39 As most of the houses in Palestine were built of sun-dried clay, or
adobe, a thief could best effect an entrance by digging his way
through the walls. They literally burrowed their way into a house...
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EXHORTATION TO VIGILANCE. The greater part of it appears also (and
most appropriately) in Matthew 24. The apostles and other ministers of
the word are chiefly addressed, though there is a lesson for a...
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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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_A question by Peter and a reply_ (Matthew 24:45-51). Some look on
Peter's question as a literary device of the evangelist either to
connect his material (Weiss in Meyer; x. 29, xi. 45 cited as simila...
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EVER ON THE WATCH
Luke 12:35-48
The Lord leads our thoughts on to His advent, when He will call His
servants to account. The day may pass into the evening, the evening
into the night, and the night m...
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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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4 _th. To the Apostles: Luke 12:41-53_.
Up till now, Jesus had been speaking to all believers; from this
point, on occasion of a question put by Peter, He addresses the
apostles in particular, and rem...
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_The Parable of the Two Stewards._
The magnificence of the promise, Luke 12:37, has struck Peter; he asks
himself if such a recompense is intended for all the subjects of the
Messiah, or ought not rat...
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VERS. 45, 46 represent an apostle or an unfaithful minister under the
image of an unprincipled steward.
The condition of fidelity being the constant watching for the master's
return, this servant, to...
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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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THE LORD OF THAT SERVANT WILL COME IN A DAY WHEN HE LOOKETH NOT FOR
HIM,.... For, not coming as was expected, he gives over looking, and
concludes he will not come at all; in which he will find himsel...
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The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for
_him_, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Ver....
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_But and if that servant_, &c. On the other hand, consider attentively
the character and punishment of a bad servant, that you may avoid
both. If any steward, who has the care of his lord's family com...
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The faithful servant. Matthew 24:42-51....
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Peter's question and the Lord's reply:...
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THE LORD OF THAT SERVANT WILL COME IN A DAY WHEN HE LOOKETH NOT FOR
HIM, AND AT AN HOUR WHEN HE IS NOT AWARE, AND WILL CUT HIM IN UNDER,
AND WILL APPOINT HIM HIS PORTION WITH THE UNBELIEVERS.
See Matt...
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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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CUT HIM IN SUNDER:
Or, cut him off...
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41-53 All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and
to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know
many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 14:42...
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Luke 12:46 master G2962 that G1565 servant G1401 come G2240 (G5692) on
G1722 day G2250 when G3739 is...
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“The lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not
expect, and in an hour when he does not know, and will cut him
asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.”
But the slave is so...
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THE PARABLE OF THE SERVANTS GOOD AND BAD (12:42-48).
In reply to Peter's question Jesus tells a parable about an individual
steward (although it expands to cover all level of servants at the
end). It...
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CONTENTS. A continuation of the discourse. Luke 12:35-48 contain
exhortations to _watchfulness;_ the difference between the faithful
and unfaithful servant suggests a difficulty in the way of
faithful...
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Luke 12:35-48. EXHORTATIONS TO WATCHFULNESS. The connection is with
Luke 12:32: ‘It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom,' let that free you from anxiety; but let it be the motive to...
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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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Luke 12:42-46. See on Matthew 24:45-51, which corresponds exactly.
‘Jesus continues His teaching as if He took no account of Peter's
question; but in reality He gives such a turn to the warning which...
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SHALL CUT HIM ASUNDER
(διχοτομησε). An old and somewhat rare word from
διχοτομος and that from διχα and τεμνω, to cut, to
cut in two. Used literally here. In the N.T. only here and Matthew
24:51.WI...
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Luke 12:35. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will
return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, t...
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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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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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BE READY FOR WHATEVER COMES. People in the East wore long robes, which
had to be tucked under their belts to get ready to travel. See notes
on Matthew 24:42-44. AND YOUR LAMPS LIT. See notes on Matthe...
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_My lord delayeth his coming_
EMBOLDENED BY DELAY
History says that long ago it had been announced that the world was
coming to an end, and there was great excitement in London.
It was said that the...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 12:41 ARE YOU TELLING THIS PARABLE FOR US OR FOR
ALL? Jesus does not actually answer Peter’s question, which would
seem to indicate that the parable was meant for “everyone” to whom...
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Jesus tells about his return Matthew 24:36-51; Mark 13:32-37; Luke
21:34-36; Luke 12:39-46;...
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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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VER. 42. _And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward whom his lord shall set over his household to give them their
portion of food in due season?_ Christ replied to Peter that He sp...
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_And shall cut him asunder._ That is, shall separate him from Himself,
and His household, the Church triumphant; from the society of the
Blessed and from the Beatitude promised to the faithful servant...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 12:41. THEN PETER SAID.—The high reward promised, rather than
the duty enjoined, was in Peter’s thoughts, and involved a certain
measure of danger against which Christ warns him....
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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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Job 20:29; Luke 12:19; Luke 12:20; Luke 12:40; Matthew 13:41;...
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Unbelievers [α π ι σ τ ω ν]. Much better as Rev., the
unfaithful; for it is of fidelity, not of faith, that Christ is
speaking. Wyc., unfaithful men....
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The Lord will appoint him his portion — His everlasting portion,
with the unfaithful — As faithful as he was once, God himself being
the Judge!...