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Luke 12:14 KJV
Luke · chapter 12 · verse 14
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?Luke 12:14 · King James Version
Luke 12:14 in context
12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
13And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dividermeristēsa divider, of an inheritanceG3312 →
- judgedikastēsa judge, arbitrator, umpireG1348 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- madekathistēmito set, place, put, to set one over a thing , to appoint one to administer an office, to…G2525 →
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We have in these verses, I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned the estate of the family (Luk 12:13): "Master, speak to my brother; speak as a prophet, speak as a king, speak with authority;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21