Luke 12:11| Meanwhile
| Or, In these circumstances.
Luke 12:1a| leaven| Matt. 16:6, 11;| Mark 8:15;| 1|Cor. 5:6-8;| Gal. 5:9
Luke 12:1b| hypocrisy| Luke 12:56;| Matt. 23:28;| Mark 12:15
Luke 12:2a| covered| vv. 2-9: Matt. 10:26-33
Luke 12:2b| hidden| Mark 4:22;| 1|Tim. 5:25
Luke 12:3a| housetops| Matt. 24:17
Luke 12:4a| friends| John 15:14
Luke 12:4b| fear| Isa. 51:12-13;| 1|Pet. 3:14
Luke 12:51| show
| Lit., show you secretly.
Luke 12:52| Him
| See note 281 in Matt. 10.
Luke 12:5a| cast| Rev. 20:10, 14-15
Luke 12:53| Gehenna
| See note 228 in Matt. 5.
Luke 12:61| assaria
| The second-smallest coin in the Greco-Roman coinage of Palestine.
Luke 12:7a| hairs| cf. 1|Sam. 14:45
Luke 12:7b| more| Luke 12:24;| Matt. 6:26;| 10:31;| 12:12
Luke 12:7c| sparrows| Psa. 84:3
Luke 12:8a| confesses| Rom. 10:9-10
Luke 12:81| in
| Implying his union with the Lord.
Luke 12:8b| Son| Luke 19:10
Luke 12:8c| confess| cf. Rev. 3:5
Luke 12:82| in
| Implying the Lord’s union with him.
Luke 12:8d| angels| Luke 15:10;| 1|Tim. 5:21
Luke 12:9a| denies| 2|Tim. 2:12;| 1|John 2:23
Luke 12:91b| denied| Luke 13:25
| In Greek this word is stronger than the word translated denies in this verse. See note 331 in Matt. 10.
Luke 12:10a| Son| Matt. 12:32;| cf. Matt. 11:19
Luke 12:101| blasphemes
| See notes 311 and 321 in Matt. 12.
Luke 12:10b| Holy| Matt. 12:31-32;| Mark 3:28-29
Luke 12:11a| synagogues| Matt. 23:34
Luke 12:11b| rulers| Titus 3:1
Luke 12:11c| anxious| Matt. 10:19-20;| Mark 13:11
Luke 12:121| Spirit
| See note 201 in Matt. 10.
Luke 12:14a| who| cf. Exo. 2:14
Luke 12:15a| Watch| Luke 8:18
Luke 12:15b| covetousness| 1|Tim. 6:10;| Heb. 13:5
Luke 12:16a| rich| cf. Psa. 49:16-20
Luke 12:171| crops
| Or, fruits.
Luke 12:19a| years| cf. Prov. 27:1;| James 4:13-14
Luke 12:19b| eat| Eccl. 2:24;| Isa. 22:13;| 1|Cor. 15:32
Luke 12:20a| Foolish| Luke 11:40
Luke 12:201| they
| The expression is indefinite, referring probably to the angels, God’s messengers.
Luke 12:20b| soul| Job 27:8;| Matt. 10:28
Luke 12:20c| prepared| Job 27:16-17
Luke 12:20d| whose| Psa. 39:6
Luke 12:21a| treasure| Psa. 52:7;| Matt. 6:19-20;| James 5:3
Luke 12:211b| rich| James 2:5-6
| How precious it is to be rich toward God! This requires that we not store up treasure for ourselves.
Luke 12:221| And
| For vv. 22-31, see notes in Matt. 6:25-33.
Luke 12:22a| anxious| vv. 22-31: Matt. 6:25-33
Luke 12:222| life
| Lit., soul; referring to the soul-life (so in v. 23).
Luke 12:24a| ravens| Job 38:41;| Psa. 147:9
Luke 12:24b| more| Luke 12:7
Luke 12:27a| Solomon| 1|Kings 10:4-7, 23
Luke 12:28a| little| Matt. 8:26;| 14:31;| 16:8
Luke 12:291| be
| Or, be anxious.
Luke 12:29a| unsettled| cf. Phil. 4:6
Luke 12:30a| need| Matt. 6:8
Luke 12:31a| kingdom| Luke 11:2
Luke 12:31b| added| cf. 1|Kings 3:11-13
Luke 12:32a| be| Luke 12:7;| Isa. 41:10, 13
Luke 12:32b| flock| John 10:16;| Acts 20:28-29;| 1|Pet. 5:2-3;| Isa. 40:11
Luke 12:32c| well| cf. Luke 10:21;| Eph. 1:5, 9;| Phil. 2:13
Luke 12:321d| kingdom| Luke 22:29;| Rev. 1:9
| See note 432 in ch. 4.
Luke 12:33a| Sell| Luke 18:22;| Matt. 19:21;| Acts 2:45
Luke 12:33b| give| 2|Cor. 9:9;| Acts 9:36;| 10:2, 4
Luke 12:331| treasure
| See note 201 in Matt. 6.
Luke 12:341a| heart| Matt. 6:21
| Our heart is attached to our treasure. If we lay up for ourselves treasures on earth, it will be difficult for our heart to be in heaven or to be for our beloved Lord and His interest.
Luke 12:35a| girded| Exo. 12:11;| 1|Kings 18:46;| 2|Kings 4:29;| 9:1;| Job 38:3;| Jer. 1:17;| Eph. 6:14;| 1|Pet. 1:13
Luke 12:35b| lamps| Matt. 25:7
Luke 12:36a| knocks| Rev. 3:20
Luke 12:37a| watching| Matt. 24:42-46
Luke 12:37b| gird| John 13:4-5
Luke 12:37c| recline| Luke 22:27
Luke 12:371| come
| Or, come beside.
Luke 12:37d| serve| Matt. 20:28
Luke 12:391| But
| For vv. 39-46, see notes in Matt. 24:43-51.
Luke 12:392| know
| In Greek the first know here is the same as the first know in Heb. 8:11; the second know (here, known) is the same as the second there. See note 111 there.
Luke 12:39a| master| vv. 39-46: Matt. 24:43-51
Luke 12:39b| thief| 1|Thes. 5:2;| 2|Pet. 3:10;| Rev. 3:3;| 16:15
Luke 12:393|
| Some MSS add, have watched and.
Luke 12:394c| broken| Matt. 6:19
| Lit., dug through.
Luke 12:40a| ready| Luke 12:47;| Matt. 25:10
Luke 12:40b| coming| Matt. 24:42
Luke 12:41a| all| Mark 13:37
Luke 12:42a| faithful| Luke 16:10-12;| Matt. 25:21, 23;| 1|Cor. 4:2;| 2|Tim. 2:2;| Heb. 3:5
Luke 12:42b| prudent| Luke 16:8
Luke 12:42c| steward| Luke 16:1;| 1|Pet. 4:10
Luke 12:43a| Blessed| John 13:17;| Rev. 16:15
Luke 12:44a| set| Matt. 25:21, 23
Luke 12:45a| delaying| Matt. 25:5;| Heb. 10:37
Luke 12:45b| drunk| 1|Thes. 5:7
Luke 12:46a| day| 2|Pet. 3:12
Luke 12:47a| lashes| Deut. 25:2
Luke 12:48a| not| Lev. 5:17
Luke 12:48b| much| cf. Matt. 25:29
Luke 12:481| committed
| Or, entrusted, deposited.
Luke 12:491a| fire| cf. Rom. 12:11;| Rev. 1:14;| 4:5
| The impulse of the spiritual life. This impulse comes from the Lord’s released divine life (see note 502) and causes the divisions mentioned in vv. 51-53.
Luke 12:492| how
| Or, what can I desire if it has already been kindled?
Luke 12:501| baptism
| See note 381 in Mark 10.
Luke 12:502| pressed
| Or, constrained. The Lord was constrained in His flesh, which He put upon Himself in His incarnation. He needed to undergo physical death, to be baptized, that His unlimited and infinite divine being with His divine life might be released from His flesh. His divine life, after being released through His physical death, became the impulse of His believers’ spiritual life in resurrection.
Luke 12:51a| come| vv. 51-53: Matt. 10:34-36
Luke 12:511b| division| John 7:43;| 10:19;| Acts 14:4;| 23:7
| This is because the satanic life in the unbelievers is struggling against the divine life in the believers—a conflict between the satanic kingdom and the kingdom of God. See note 341 in Matt. 10.
Luke 12:53a| son| Micah 7:6;| Matt. 10:21
Luke 12:54a| shower| 1|Kings 18:44-45
Luke 12:55a| south| Job 37:17
Luke 12:561a| Hypocrites| Luke 12:1;| 13:15
| See note 22 in Matt. 6.
Luke 12:562b| discern| Matt. 16:3
| Or, prove by testing.
Luke 12:563| face
| I.e., appearance.
Luke 12:564| How
| Or, but this time you do not know how to discern.
Luke 12:565| discern
| I.e., discern the signs of the time (Matt. 16:3). The signs were (1) that, as prophesied (3:2-6, 15-17), John the Baptist had come to announce the coming of Messiah, and (2) that Messiah was there, ministering Himself that the people might receive Him and be saved.
Luke 12:57a| judge| 1|Cor. 11:13
Luke 12:571| yourselves
| Even without the teaching of the Lord, the Jews had seen enough signs to judge of themselves the right way to follow and the right thing to do at that time, that is, to receive the Lord and follow Him.
Luke 12:581| For
| For indicates that vv. 58-59 are a continuation of v. 57. In this continuation the Man-Savior charged the Jews that while they were still on the way (were going), under the law (their opponent—John 5:45), to meet God (the magistrate) and be judged by Christ (the judge—John 5:22; Acts 17:31), they should endeavor to be released from their opponent that they might not be judged by Christ and thrown into the lake of fire (prison—Rev. 20:11-15) by the angel (the officer—cf. Matt. 13:41). If that were to happen, they would by no means come out forever (v. 59). The word in these two verses was spoken to the crowds (v. 54) that they might repent and be saved. But in Matt. 5:25-26 this word was applied to the disciples that they might live the kingdom life (see notes there).
Luke 12:58a| opponent| Matt. 5:25-26
Luke 12:582| endeavor
| Or, take pains.
Luke 12:591a| lepton| Luke 21:2
| The smallest coin in the Greco-Roman coinage of Palestine.