Luke 第12章
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
1In the meantime, 12:1 ch. 11:29when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, 12:1 Matt. 16:6, 11, 12; Mark 8:15“Beware of 12:1 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Gal. 5:9the leaven of the Pharisees, 12:1 Matt. 23:28; Mark 12:15which is hypocrisy.
212:2 ch. 8:17; Mark 4:22; [1 Tim. 5:25]; For ver. 2-9, see Matt. 10:26-33Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
Have No Fear
4“I tell you, my friends, 12:4 Isa. 8:12, 13; 51:12, 13; Jer. 1:8; 1 Pet. 3:14do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him 12:5 James 4:12who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.12:5 Greek GehennaYes, I tell you, fear him!
6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?12:6 Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)And 12:6 [Ps. 50:11]not one of them is forgotten before God.
7Why, 12:7 See 1 Sam. 14:45even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; 12:7 Matt. 6:26; 12:12you are of more value than many sparrows.
Acknowledge Christ Before Men
8“And I tell you, 12:8 [Rom. 10:9, 10; Heb. 10:35; Rev. 3:5] everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge 12:8 [ch. 15:10; Matt. 25:31; 1 Tim. 5:21; Rev. 3:5]before the angels of God,
9but 12:9 2 Tim. 2:12; 2 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 2:23; [Mark 8:38] the one who denies me before men 12:9 ch. 13:25; Matt. 7:23; 25:12will be denied 12:9 [See ver. 8above]before the angels of God.
10And 12:10 [Matt. 12:31, 32; Mark 3:28-30; Heb. 6:4-6; 10:26; 1 John 5:16] everyone who speaks a word 12:10 Matt. 11:19; John 7:12; 9:24against the Son of Man 12:10 1 Tim. 1:12, 13will be forgiven, but the one who 12:10 [Acts 7:51; Heb. 10:29]blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
1112:11 Matt. 10:17, 19; [ch. 21:12, 14; Mark 13:11] And when they 12:11 See Matt. 23:34bring you before the synagogues and 12:11 Titus 3:1the rulers and 12:11 Titus 3:1the authorities, 12:11 See ver. 22do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
1212:12 See Matt. 10:19, 20for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool
1312:13 ch. 11:27Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14But he said to him, 12:14 Mic. 6:8; Rom. 2:1, 3; 9:20“Man, 12:14 [Ex. 2:14; Acts 7:27]who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?”
15And he said to them, 12:15 1 Tim. 6:6-11; [Heb. 13:5]“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16And he told them a parable, saying, 12:16 [Ps. 49:16-20]“The land of a rich man produced plentifully,
17and he thought to himself, 12:17 [Eccles. 5:10]‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my 12:18 ver. 24barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up 12:19 [Prov. 27:1; James 4:13-15] for many years; relax, 12:19 Eccles. 2:24; 11:9; 1 Cor. 15:32; [ch. 15:23]eat, drink, be merry.”’
20But God said to him, 12:20 Jer. 17:11; [Matt. 16:26] ‘Fool! 12:20 [See ver. 19above] This night 12:20 Job 27:8your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, 12:20 Ps. 39:6; [Job 27:17-22; Eccles. 2:18, 21]whose will they be?’
Do Not Be Anxious
22And he said to his disciples, 12:22 For ver. 22-31, see Matt. 6:25-33“Therefore I tell you, 12:22 ver. 11; ch. 10:41; Matt. 10:19; 13:22 (Gk.); 1 Cor. 7:32 (Gk.); Phil. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:7do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
2412:24 [Job 38:41; Ps. 147:9] Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. 12:24 See ver. 7Of how much more value are you than the birds!
25And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his 12:25 ch. 2:52 (Gk.)span of life?12:25 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
26If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?
27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, 12:27 1 Kgs. 10:4-7even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, 12:28 Matt. 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; [ch. 17:6]O you of little faith!
30For 12:30 Matt. 6:8all the nations of the world seek after these things, and 12:30 Matt. 6:8your Father knows that you need them.
31Instead, 12:31 [Matt. 5:6, 20] seek 12:31 ch. 11:2his12:31 Some manuscripts God’skingdom, 12:31 [1 Kgs. 3:11-14; Mark 10:29, 30; 1 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 3:9]and these things will be added to you.
3212:32 Isa. 41:14; 44:2“Fear not, little 12:32 Isa. 40:11; Matt. 26:31; John 10:16; 21:15-17; Acts 20:28, 29; 1 Pet. 5:2, 3flock, for 12:32 [ch. 10:21; Matt. 11:26; Eph. 1:5, 9; Phil. 2:13] it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you 12:32 ch. 22:29; See Matt. 13:19the kingdom.
3312:33 See Matt. 19:21Sell your possessions, and 12:33 ch. 11:41give to the needy. 12:33 [ch. 16:9] Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with 12:33 Matt. 6:20; [ver. 21; 1 Pet. 1:4]a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
You Must Be Ready
3512:35 Eph. 6:14; 1 Pet. 1:13“Stay dressed for action12:35 Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11and 12:35 [Matt. 25:7]keep your lamps burning,
36and be like men who are 12:36 See 2 Pet. 3:12waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and 12:36 Rev. 3:20knocks.
3712:37 See Matt. 24:42, 46Blessed are those servants12:37 Or bondservantswhom the master finds 12:37 See Matt. 24:42, 46awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, 12:37 John 13:4; [ver. 35; ch. 17:8] he will dress himself for service and 12:37 [ch. 22:27]have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
38If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
3912:39 For ver. 39-46, [Matt. 24:43-51] But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour 12:39 [1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Pet. 3:10; Rev. 3:3]the thief was coming, he12:39 Some manuscripts add would have stayed awake andwould not have left his house to be broken into.
40You also must be 12:40 ver. 47; Matt. 25:10ready, for 12:40 ch. 21:27the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41Peter said, “Lord, 12:41 [Mark 13:37]are you telling this parable for us or for all?”
42And the Lord said, “Who then is 12:42 See Matt. 24:45the faithful and 12:42 See Matt. 24:45wise 12:42 ch. 16:1manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
4312:43 John 13:17; Rev. 16:15Blessed is that servant12:43 Or bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
45But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master 12:45 Matt. 25:5; [Heb. 10:37; 2 Pet. 3:4, 9] is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and 12:45 1 Thess. 5:7get drunk,
46the master of that servant will come 12:46 2 Pet. 3:12; [ver. 40]on a day when he does not expect him and 12:46 2 Pet. 3:12; [ver. 40]at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
4712:47 [Matt. 11:24; John 15:22, 24] And that servant who 12:47 [James 4:17; 2 Pet. 2:21] knew his master’s will but 12:47 ver. 40did not get ready 12:47 [James 4:17; 2 Pet. 2:21] or act according to his will, will receive a 12:47 [Deut. 25:2, 3]severe beating.
4812:48 Lev. 5:17; [Num. 15:29, 30] But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, 12:48 Rom. 1:19, 20; 2:14, 15; [1 Tim. 1:13] will receive a light beating. 12:48 [Matt. 25:29]; See Matt. 13:12Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
Not Peace, but Division
5012:50 Mark 10:38I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how 12:50 2 Cor. 5:14 (Gk.)great is my distress until it is accomplished!
5112:51 For ver. 51-53, see Matt. 10:34, 35Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? 12:51 [Rev. 6:4]No, I tell you, but rather division.
52For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three.
53They will be divided, 12:53 Matt. 10:21; [Mic. 7:6]father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Interpreting the Time
54He also said to the crowds, 12:54 [Matt. 16:2, 3] “When you see 12:54 1 Kgs. 18:43, 44a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens.
55And 12:55 [See ver. 54above] when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be 12:55 See Matt. 20:12scorching heat,’ and it happens.
56You hypocrites! 12:56 Matt. 16:3You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
Settle with Your Accuser
57“And why 12:57 ch. 21:30do you not judge 12:57 John 7:24; 1 Cor. 11:13for yourselves what is right?
5812:58 Matt. 5:25, 26; [Prov. 25:8]As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.
59I tell you, 12:59 [Matt. 18:34, 35] you will never get out until you have paid the very last 12:59 ch. 21:2; Mark 12:42penny.”12:59 Greek lepton, a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)
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