Luke 12:41 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 12:41

“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?

KJV

Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Or else, the form of the first command is a general one adapted to all, but the following example seems to be proposed to the stewards, that is, the priests; and therefore it follows, And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give, them their portion of meat in due season?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then Peter said unto him, Lord,.... The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, "our Lord": speakest thou this parable: of the master at the wedding, and his servants waiting for him, or of the housekeeper watching that his house be not broken up, or both: unto us, or unto all?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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

We learn firstly from these verses—the importance of doing , in our Christianity. Our Lord is speaking of His own second coming. He is comparing His disciples to servants waiting for their master's return, who have each their own work to do during His absence. "Blessed," He says, "is that servant, whom his master, when he comes, shall find so doing ." The warning has doubtless a primary reference to ministers of the Gospel. They are the stewards of God's mysteries, who are specially bound to be found "doing" when Christ comes again.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Εἶπεν	Eipen	Said	G2036 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Πέτρος·	Petros	Peter;	G4074 →
κύριε,	kurie	Lord,	G2962 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
παραβολὴν	parabolēn	parable	G3850 →
ταύτην	tautēn	this	G3778 →
λέγεις	legeis	speak You	G3004 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
πάντας;	pantas	all?	G3956 →

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

The walk

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
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:13
  Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:11
  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
- James 4:7
  Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Ephesians 4:27
  and do not give the devil a foothold.
- Job 2:2
  “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
Through
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
leads to
- James 5:8–9
  You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

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