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Verse 32. _FEAR NOT, LITTLE FLOCK_] Or, _very little flock_, το
μικρον ποιμνιον. This is what some term a double
diminutive, and, literally translated, is, _little little flock_.
Though this refers so...
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LITTLE FLOCK - Our Saviour often represents himself as a shepherd, and
his followers as a flock or as sheep. The figure was beautiful. In
Judea it was a common employment to attend flocks. The shepher...
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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. (Luke 12:22)
5. The Disciples Comf...
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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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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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LITTLE FLOCK. Compare Psalms 23:1.Isaiah 40:11.Matthew 26:31. Joh
10:12-16.
IT IS YOUR FATHER'S GOOD PLEASURE. your Father took delight. The King
was present: what could He not supply?...
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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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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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ΦΟΒΟΎ _praes. imper. med. (dep.), см._ Luke 12:4. _Praes.
imper._ с отр. запрещает постоянное
отношение, боязнь,
ΕΎΔΌΚΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΎΔΟΚΈΩ (G2106)
получать удовольствие, быть
довольным,...
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DISCOURSE: 1528
THE PRIVILEGES OF CHRIST’S FLOCK
Luke 12:32. _Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good
pleasure to give you the kingdom_.
AMONG the many faculties which exalt man above t...
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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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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...
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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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12:32 not, (e-2) There is an emphatic article here, impossible to
translate into English. '[you who are] the little flock.' It is the
character Christ gives to them as attached to him in the midst 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 c...
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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. Th...
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FEAR NOT, LITTLE FLOCK. — The words continue to be spoken to the
inner circle of the disciples. They are “_the_ little flock” (the
Greek has the article) to whom the Father was pleased to give the
kin...
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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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(9) Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to
give you the kingdom.
(9) It is a foolish thing not to look for small things at the hands of
him who freely gives us the greatest...
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Christ styles the elect in this place, his little flock, on account of
the greater number of the reprobate; or rather through his love of
humility, because though the Church be most numerous, yet he w...
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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 Grea...
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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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(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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_THE MINISTRY AND THE KINGDOM_
‘Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to
give you the kingdom.’
Luke 12:32
I ask you to dwell with me for a little while on some thoughts abo...
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Luke 12:32._Fear not, little flock _By this declaration our Lord
strengthens the confidence to which he had exhorted his people: for
how would God refuse worthless and perishing food to those whom he...
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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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FEAR NOT LITTLE FLOCK,.... these words are particularly directed to
the immediate apostles and disciples of Christ; but are true of all
the saints in all ages of time, who are compared to a "flock of...
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For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your
Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall
be added u...
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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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THE KINGDOM; of heavenly glory. Matthew 3:2....
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FEAR NOT, LITTLE FLOCK; FOR IT IS YOUR FATHER'S GOOD PLEASURE TO GIVE
YOU THE KINGDOM....
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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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Our Saviour had mentioned a kingdom, LUKE 12:31. How much too big a
thought was this for fishermen, and others of his poor hearers, to
entertain! He therefore here assures them of the thing, that they...
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Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?
And in another place, "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's
good pleasure to give you the kingdom of heaven."[48]
Methodius...
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Luke 12:32 not G3361 fear G5399 (G5737) little G3398 flock G4168 for
G3754 is G2106 your G5216 Fathers G3962 pleasure G2106 (G5656) give
G1325 (G5629) you G5213 kingdom G932
little - Song of Solomon...
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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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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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LITTLE FLOCK
(το μικρον ποιμνιον). Vocative with the article as
used in Hebrew and often in the _Koine_ and so in the N.T. See both
πατερ and ο πατηρ in the vocative in Luke 10:21. See
Robertson, _...
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KINGDOM
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 3:2). _...
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Luke 12:32
The Kingdom for the Children.
It is to comfort and assure "the little flock" that our Lord means
when He says these words. And you will observe that His argument is
twofold one in the nat...
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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
Isaia...
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DO NOT BE AFRAID, LITTLE FLOCK. The flock of sheep is safe only
because of the Shepherd's protection. Jesus is the True Shepherd (John
10:1-16). YOUR FATHER IS PLEASED TO GIVE YOU THE KINGDOM. This is...
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_Fear not, little flock._
CHRISTIANS FORBIDDEN TO FEAR
I. AN AGREEABLE RESEMBLANCE. A flock (Psalms 79:13; John 10:27). The
flock of Christ is--
1. A purchased flock (1 Corinthians 6:20; 2 Peter 2:...
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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 MO...
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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 Peter 1:3; 2 Peter 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:5;
Ephesians 1:5; Hebrews 12:28; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 53:6;...
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It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom — How much
more food and raiment? And since ye have such an inheritance, regard
not your earthly possessions....
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That is, fear not the want of any of these comforts, and be not over
solictous for them; for your Father, which has provided. kingdom for
you hereafter, will not suffer you to want such things as are...