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Verse Luke 12:57. _AND WHY - JUDGE YE_] Even without the express
declarations of the prophets, ye might, from what ye _see_ and _hear_
yourselves, _discern_ that God has now visited his people in such...
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See the notes at Matthew 16:2.
SOUTH WIND - To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia,
Egypt, and Ethiopia, all warm or hot regions, and consequently the air
that came from those quart...
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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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SIGNS OF THE TIMES. For parallels see below. Jesus is oppressed with
the thought of the future till it is accomplished.
LUKE 12:49 F. Lk. only. Fire is what Jesus has come to cast on the
earth (_cf._...
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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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JUDGE ye, &c. Found in an inscriptionat Amorgus, as pronouncing. just
judgment, anticipating Luke 12:58....
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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 54. AND HE SAID ALSO TO THE PEOPLE, WHEN YOU SEE A CLOUD RISE OUT
OF THE WEST, STRAIGHTWAY YOU SAY, THERE COMES A SHOWER; AND SO IT IS.
55. AND WHEN YOU SEE THE SOUTH WIND BLOW, YOU SAY HERE WILL...
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ΚΡΊΝΕΤΕ ΤΌ ΔΊΚΑΙΟΝ судить
справедливо, выносить правильное
решение (LAE, 117) ר...
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YEA, AND WHY EVEN OF YOURSELVES, &C.— The prediction of the coming
of the Son of man to punish the Jews for their perfidy and rebellion,
was a loud call to a national repentance: wherefore, as the
imp...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 4
Attitudes That Aid Alertness (Luke 12:49-59)
49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already
kindled!50I have a baptism to be baptized with; and ho...
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Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
YEA, AND WHY EVEN OF YOURSELVES JUDGE YE NOT WHAT IS RIGHT? They
might say, To do this requires more knowledge of Scripture and
Providen...
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57-59 Compare Mat_5:25-26; Pro_25:8.
1 There is a strong natural tendency to connect calamity with sin.
Hardly any great disaster occurs but someone seeks to justify it on
the ground that the victims...
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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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YEA, AND WHY EVEN OF YOURSELVES JUDGE YE NOT WHAT IS RIGHT? —
Better, _judge that which is just._ The meaning of the words is not
that they did not know what was right, but that they did not act upon...
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_A final word to the crowd_ (_cf._ Matthew 16:2 f., Luke 5:25 f.).
τοῖς ὄχλοις : in Mt. Jesus speaks to the Pharisees and
Sadducees, in reply to their demand for a sign, which gives a more
definite oc...
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THE GREAT DIVIDER
Luke 12:49-59
As Prometheus, in the old Greek fable, brought fire from above in a
reed, so Christ brought the fire of the Holy Spirit in the frail
lantern of His humanity. But, fir...
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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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(15) Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
(15) Men that are blinded with the love of themselves, and therefore
are detestable and stubborn, will bear the punishment of their fo...
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SIGNS OF HIS COMING
Luke 12:54-59 _“And He also spoke to the multitude, When you may see
a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say that the rain is
coming, and it is so; and when you may see the...
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5 _th. To the Multitudes: Luke 12:54-59_.
After having announced and described the rending, the first symptoms
of which He already discerns, Jesus returns anew to the multitude whom
He sees plunged i...
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(54) And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of
the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower: and so it is.
(55) And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be...
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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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Luke 12:57._And why even of yourselves, etc.? _Here Christ opens up
the source of the evil, and, as it were, applies the lancet to the
ulcer. He tells them that they do not descend into their conscien...
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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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YEA, AND WHY EVEN OF YOURSELVES,.... From their own observation, as in
discerning the signs of the weather; in a rational way, by the light
of reason, and according to the dictates of their own consci...
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And when _ye see_ the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and
it cometh to pass.
56 _Ye_ hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the
earth; but how is it that ye do not discern...
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_Why even of yourselves_ Without any external sign; _judge ye not what
is right?_ Why do ye not discern and acknowledge the intrinsic
excellence of my doctrine, and gather from such obvious promises h...
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EVEN OF YOURSELVES; under the guidance of your own consciences
enlightened by God's word.
JUDGE-WHAT IS RIGHT; make a true judgment respecting the signs of the
times and my claims to be the Messiah....
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A last word to the people:...
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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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54-59 Christ would have the people to be as wise in the concerns of
their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain
peace with God before it is too late. If any man has found tha...
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Ver. 57-59. Our Saviour made use of this expression, MATTHEW 5:25,26,
to persuade peace between brethren; here he useth it to persuade men
to acquaint themselves with God, and be at peace. He had been...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
But then who could know the times of him of whom he had no evidence to
prove his existence? Justly also does He upbraid them for "not even of
themselves judging wha...
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Luke 12:57 Yes G1161 why G5101 even G2532 of G575 yourselves G1438 not
G3756 judge G2919 (G5719) right G1342
Deuteronomy 32:29; Matthew 15:10-14, Matthew 21:21, Matthew 21:32;...
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THE CROWDS SHOULD THEREFORE TAKE HEED. THEY MUST RECOGNISE THAT NOW IS
THE TIME THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AND THAT THEY SHOULD THEREFORE
AGREE WITH THEIR ADVERSARY (JESUS AND HIS WORDS) WHILE THERE I...
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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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EVEN OF YOURSELVES
(κα αφ' εαυτων). Without the presence and teaching of Jesus
they had light enough to tell what is right (το δικαιον) and
so without excuse as Paul argued in Luke 12:1-3....
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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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WHY DO YOU NOT JUDGE FOR YOURSELVES. They had enough information, and
they could see all that was taking place. IF A MAN BRINGS A LAWSUIT
AGAINST YOU. This is another example of doing everything you c...
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_How is it that ye do not discern this time?_
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
I. CONSIDER THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT OF OUR OWN AGE.
1. The times are sadly darkened with superstition.
2. A parching wind of unbelief...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 12:57 People need to be in right standing with
God, the Judge of the universe, before it is too late.
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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 12:49. I AM COME.—Rather, “I came” (R.V.). The tense refers
to the historical fact of the Incarnation. Note in this the
consciousness of pre-existence, as also of a heavenly ori...
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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 Corinthians 11:14; Acts 13:26; Acts 2:40; Deuteronomy 32:29; Matthew
15:10; Matthew 21:21; Matthew 21:32...
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Of yourselves. In the exercise of your ordinary habits of observation
which you apply to the heavens....
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Why even of yourselves, without any external sign, judge ye not what
is right? — Why do ye not discern and acknowledge the intrinsic
excellence of my doctrine?...