51 Suppose ye G1380 that G3754 I am come G3854 to give G1325 peace G1515 on G1722 earth? G1093 I tell G3004 you, G5213 Nay; G3780 but G235 rather G2228 division: G1267
52 For G1063 from G575 henceforth G3568 there shall be G2071 five G4002 in G1722 one G1520 house G3624 divided, G1266 three G5140 against G1909 two, G1417 and G2532 two G1417 against G1909 three. G5140
53 The father G3962 shall be divided G1266 against G1909 the son, G5207 and G2532 the son G5207 against G1909 the father; G3962 the mother G3384 against G1909 the daughter, G2364 and G2532 the daughter G2364 against G1909 the mother; G3384 the mother in law G3994 against G1909 her G846 daughter in law, G3565 and G2532 the daughter in law G3565 against G1909 her G846 mother in law. G3994
54 And G1161 he said G3004 also G2532 to the people, G3793 When G3752 ye see G1492 a cloud G3507 rise G393 out of G575 the west, G1424 straightway G2112 ye say, G3004 There cometh G2064 a shower; G3655 and G2532 so G3779 it is. G1096
55 And G2532 when G3752 ye see the south wind G3558 blow, G4154 ye say, G3004 G3754 There will be G2071 heat; G2742 and G2532 it cometh to pass. G1096
56 Ye hypocrites, G5273 ye can G1492 discern G1381 the face G4383 of the sky G3772 and G2532 of the earth; G1093 but G1161 how is it G4459 that ye do not G3756 discern G1381 this G5126 time? G2540
57 Yea, G1161 and why G5101 even G2532 of G575 yourselves G1438 judge ye G2919 not G3756 what is right? G1342
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Commentary on Luke 12 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 12
In this chapter we have divers excellent discourses of our Saviour's upon various occasions, many of which are to the same purport with what we had in Matthew upon other the like occasions; for we may suppose that our Lord Jesus preached the same doctrines, and pressed the same duties, at several times, in several companies, and that one of the evangelists took them as he delivered them at one time and another at another time; and we need thus to have precept upon precept, line upon line. Here,
Luk 12:1-12
We find here,
But this was not the worst of it: it was likely to be a suffering cause, though never a sinking one: let them therefore arm themselves with courage; and divers arguments are furnished here to steel them with a holy resolution in their work. Consider,
Luk 12:13-21
We have in these verses,
Luk 12:22-40
Our Lord Jesus is here inculcating some needful useful lessons upon his disciples, which he had before taught them, and had occasion afterwards to press upon them; for they need to have precept upon precept, and line upon line: "Therefore, because there are so many that are ruined by covetousness, and an inordinate affection to the wealth of this world, I say unto you, my disciples, take heed of it.' Thou, O man of God, flee these things, as well as thou, O man of the world, 1 Tim. 6:11.
Luk 12:41-53
Here is,
Luk 12:54-59
Having given his disciples their lesson in the foregoing verses, here Christ turns to the people, and gives them theirs, v. 54. He said also to the people: he preached ad populum-to the people, as well as ad clerum-to the clergy. In general, he would have them be as wise in the affairs of their souls as they are in their outward affairs. Two things he specifies:-