Luke 12:13 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 12:13

Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

KJV

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Exposition of the Gospel of Luke, 7.122 (397)

This whole place is prepared for undergoing the passion of the Lord either with contempt of death, or with hope of reward, or with the declaration of intention to endure punishment, to which no forgiveness will ever be granted. And because greed often tempts virtue, there is also a commandment and example given for the abolishment of this, as the Lord says: Who made me a judge or a divider among you?

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

One of the company - One of the multitude. This man had probably had a dispute with his brother, supposing that his brother had refused to do him justice. Conceiving that Jesus had power over the people - that what he said must be performed - he endeavored to secure him on his side of the dispute and gain his point. From the parable which follows, it would appear that he had no “just” claim on the inheritance, but was influenced by covetousness.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The passage we have now read, affords a singular instance of man's readiness to bring the things of this world into the midst of his religion. We are told that a certain hearer of our Lord asked Him to assist him about his temporal affairs. "Master," he said, "speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me." He probably had some vague idea that Jesus was going to set up a kingdom in this world, and to reign upon earth. He resolves to make an early application about his own financial matters.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Εἶπεν	Eipen	Said	G2036 →
δέ	de	then	G1161 →
τις	tis	one	G5100 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ὄχλου	ochlou	crowd	G3793 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to Him:	G846 →
διδάσκαλε,	didaskale	Teacher,	G1320 →
εἰπὲ	eipe	do say	G2036 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
ἀδελφῷ	adelphō	brother	G80 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
μερίσασθαι	merisasthai	to divide	G3307 →
μετ᾽	met᾽	with	G3326 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	me	G1473 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
κληρονομίαν.	klēronomian	inheritance.	G2817 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 6:45
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow…
leads to
- Proverbs 4:23
  Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- Matthew 12:34–37
  You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- John 7:38
  Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
- Psalms 37:30–31
  The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Through
Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…
leads to
- Matthew 13:22
  The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Psalms 78:36–37
  But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
Through
1 Timothy 6:5
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 3:5
  having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke